ITS is pleased to report that as of January 31,  2021, we have completed six  Move Events (MEs). This successful migration places total production move event progress at 6 of 12 migration events complete.    

Timeline  

Move Events 1-3 were discussed in this blog post.   

Production Move Event 4 (ME-04) commenced April 7, 2020, and concluded on August 30, 2020. The production move took place over the course of Friday, August 28, and Saturday, August 29.    

Production Move Event 5 (ME-05) commenced May 15, 2020, and concluded on October 25, 2020. The  production move took place Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24.  

Production Move Event 6 (ME-06) commenced July 17, 2020, and concluded on December 30, 2020. The  production move took place Monday, December 28, and Tuesday, December 29.  

Applications Migrated   

During MEs 4-6, the following applications were brought up to industry standards and moved to LAX-3 on newer hardware:  

• Facilities Work Order System 
• shiny.ucr.edu 
• Math Timeshares 
• Sustainability research project 
• Conflict of Commitment and Compensated Outside Activities 
• Clickers Registration System 
• HUB Inventory and Equipment Check-Out System 
• Citrus Clonal Protection Program Inquiry System 
• Managed Print Services 
• Annual Security Inventory 
• MailGroups 
• WebWork 
• Print Audit ICE 
• Continuing Student Scholarship 
• Highlander Port 
• EduNav 
• Wiki for Math Grad Department 
• BFS reporting services 
• TDS 
• Transportation Services Work Order System 
• Vanpool Application 
• Capital Programs Management Systems 
• Time & Attendance Reporting System 
• VCUA Gift Acceptance System 
• FormFusion 
• Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics 
• Escort Services 
• Course and Instruction Reporting System 
• Ledger Reconciliation and Storage System 
• Institutional Research Reports 
• AQMD Faculty-Staff Survey 
• AQMD Student Survey 
• AT Application 
• Event Parking 
• Mobility 
• ServiceLink 
• Financial Journal Documentation System 
• Vendor Request System 
• Kronos Telestaff 
• TAPS Lot Spaces 
• Dept Permits 
• ePay - Online Payment System 
• Keywatcher_SRC 
• Keywatcher_BAS 
• keystone_SRC 
• EHSCore 
• Delegations of Authority 
• Policy King 
• PhotoRoster System 
• Bomgar (sos.ucr.edu) 
• COGNOS Reports 
• Blackboard Transact 
• MATLAB _AutoDesk_License_Svr 
• Event Management System 
• Velocity 
• scotmail.ucr.edu 
• Mail routing 
• iLearn 
• Work Study Work Flow 
• International Student and Scholar Management 
• iEval 
• Physical Access Control 
• Net Price Calculator 

Move Process  

The vast majority of time associated with a Move Event is spent ensuring the applications are prepared, which includes bringing the applications up to industry technology/security standards and optimizing where possible, as well as testing the application in the new environment on the updated architecture (learn more about what’s involved in a move event).    

The Move Event process involves around 60 people and over 4,000 hours of work across various ITS teams.   

As far as infrastructure, a total of 190 servers and 141 databases were modified in support of these events.  

Part of the success of a Move Event relies on the teams accounting for all other organization project changes, campus operations and events, and potential impact on customers. The ITS teams must also ensure sufficient coverage and strategic scheduling to allow for additional support the following week in the event any unforeseen challenges occur as a result of the move.   

What’s Next? 

 Like all units on campus, ITS faces difficult decisions in the wake of substantial budget reductions. ITS is in the process of reevaluating its scope of service offerings and project timelines, including Project Genesis, based on new resource limitations. As a result, Genesis move events are currently expected to extend into spring 2022. For an updated timeline, please visit the project updates page.