Projects

Information Technology units achieve projects to provide an unparalleled IT environment and to support world-class research and teaching at The University of Texas at Austin.

IT Active and Proposed Projects

The IT Active and Proposed Projects listing is a communications tool that provides visibility to IT-driven, non-routine campus-impacting changes. Campus colleagues are welcome to engage with service owners about the project if there is a need for more information or to provide input. While some items are actively in progress, others are tentative pending approval and resourcing. The IT Active and Proposed Projects listing does not include unplanned emergencies and should not be considered comprehensive. The list will be updated on a quarterly basis based on changing university needs.

IT Highlighted Projects

Details for some projects are listed below.

  • Construction Projects
    End Date:
    Non-ending

    In support of capital construction projects, ITS designs, reviews, inspects, and installs communication infrastructure and systems. For fiscal year 2023-2028, there are 13 capital construction projects worth over $1.032 billion (inclusive of projects such as the Energy Discovery Building, Library Storage Facility Phase IV, MER Cleanroom Expansions, and Campus Infrastructure Upgrades Program) on the UT System Capital Improvement Program (total project costs >$10M) for the UT Austin campus. At any given time, there are approximately forty additional active smaller projects (Campus Construction, ITS, or direct customer engagements). The value provided to the university is connectivity to educate, research, and conduct university business in those new spaces (e.g., wireless/wired Internet access).

  • Container Management Platform(CMP) and PyPE Transition Project
    End Date:
    12/31/2024

    The Business and Administrative IT Leadership Council (BAITLC) recently commissioned a project to develop a Next Generation Platform (NGP) to serve the development community and replace the existing PyPE platform.

  • Endpoint Management (EPM) Centralization and Standardization Program
    End Date:
    12/31/2023

    The EPM program is sponsored by Executive Vice President and Provost Sharon Wood and Senior Vice President and CFO Darrell Bazzell and is led and planned by IT representatives from many colleges, schools, and units with the following goals:  

    • Consistent, shared vision and expectations for endpoint management across the campus  

    • Greater security of end-user endpoints, both on and off campus, by moving to secure EPM tools and adopting uniform logging and patching practices  

    • Increased operational efficiency achieved by leveraging a core EPM team to maintain central tools, allowing CSU staff to focus on supporting local needs  

    • Collaborative operational model that relies on shared ownership and knowledge-sharing between the central EPM team and campus units 

  • Guest Authentication Project
    End Date:
    Ongoing

    The Guest Authentication Project will provide an alternate method of authentication for external users who need to access online university resources. The recommended solution is to make external identities consumable by campus applications using a centrally provided gateway. The project team has been working to deploy selected features offered by the selected vendor, Cirrus Identity, to rollout with early adopters. If you are interested in becoming an early adopter of the Guest Authentication Service, please reach out to the Identity and Access Management team. 

  • IGA Modernization
    End Date:
    Ongoing

    Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Modernization is a phased approach to modernize the university's Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, business processes, data management, and technical architecture. IGA Modernization includes implementing new tools, the transition/retirement of legacy tools, and the bridging and integration work required to maintain IAM services. The first phase will be dedicated to providing support for group and role management.

  • Next Generation Network (NGN) Program
    End Date:
    On-going

    The Next Generation Network Project will address data network issues identified by both internal and external reviews providing:

    1. Improved service for students, faculty, and staff by providing consistently good wireless and wired networks
    2. Increased security with a focus on protecting faculty research and university intellectual property by responding rapidly to threats
    3. Greater operational efficiency enabling College, School, and Unit IT staff to focus on local missions, while consolidating compliance, accountability, and supportive funding to central ITS
  • Wireless Access Point Upgrade (2700 Model)
    End Date:
    June 2023

    Nearly 5,000 old WAPs (model 2700/3700) across over 130 buildings will be lifecycled to maintain support and increase capabilities.

  • Wireless Access Point Upgrade (2800 Model)
    End Date:
    June 2024

    TBD

Past Projects


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