| Initiative Title | Upgrade Laboratory Computer Components in BT-255 and BT-113 |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | Our Department is becoming increasingly reliant on virtualization and simulation technologies - VirtualBox for deploying different Operating Systems, Cisco Packet Tracer for simulating networks, etc. Unfortunately, the current laboratory machine configuration (only 4 gigabytes of RAM), is presenting a significant challenge for utilizing these technologies. We are limited to one small virtual instance, and in some cases are prevented from utilizing industry standard images and tool as many of these images require a minimum of 4GB of RAM. As such, we would like to increase the standard memory configuration of the BT-255 machines to minimally 8GB of RAM, and increase the memory to 8G and add solid-state drives to the machines in BT-113. |
| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | We will be limited in the range of laboratory assignments that we can assign. |
| Department Goals | Continue to provide a high-quality educational experience for our students while improving content and delivery. |
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| Locations | Main Campus |
| Estimated Completion Date | |
| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
| Importance | Medium |
| Funding Source | |
| Created | 11/28/2017 5:16 pm |
| Updated | 11/30/2017 9:52 am |
| Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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| Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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| Outcome | Order |
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| Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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| INITIAL YEAR COST: | $4,660.00 |
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| RECURRING COST: | $0.00 |
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| 500 G SSDs and additional 4G RAM modules for BT-113 (20 stations) | $3000.00 |
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| 8G RAM modules for BT-255 (20 stations) | $1660.00 |
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| TOTAL: | $4,660.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
This initiative is not ready for prioritization.
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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| No results found. | |||||