Adobe Contract Renegotiations
Decreased costs and increased access to products for OHIO students, faculty, and staff.
Digital Workspaces Portfolio
About
This portfolio enables new, more effective ways of working through products that support institutional communication, collaboration, and engagement, including access to use of software, devices, and related services that power how we work together.
Vision
The Digital Workspaces portfolio will create a wholistic digital workspace experience for the OHIO community by driving evolution from independent, technology-centric services toward a unified approach and experience.
Portfolio Priority
A Portfolio Priority is not the only work happening in this Portfolio, but it is the highest priority. If we do not make progress on this priority, the Portfolio will not be successful:
Portfolio Priority: Digital Workspaces
Complete phase 1 of the Device Lifecycle Management initiative. Results will include a centralized procurement process and workflow, a menu of standard devices, and a roadmap for implementation across all administrative and academic units.
Roadmap
The Digital Workspaces roadmap lays out where we currently are and where we expect to be in the coming months and years. This roadmap will be updated regularly to reflect changing industry standards and changing needs within the University, but the overall trajectory should be predictable from semester to semester.
The Digital Workspaces roadmap is coming soon!
Senior Director
Josh Thomas
Current Initiatives
April 2024 - December 2024
Device Lifecycle Management - Phase 1
April 2024 - December 2024
Device Lifecycle Management - Phase 1
Establishing device purchasing standards and streamlining the ordering and purchasing process for devices across campus.
May 2024 - May 2025
AI Collaboration - Copilot for M365 Pilot
May 2024 - May 2025
AI Collaboration - Copilot for M365 Pilot
Evaluating administrative efficiencies provided by AI enhancements which may increase productivity for staff and faculty, partnering with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment to support use cases, and identifying limitation and risks to allow for the development and publishing of recommendations for future use.
August 2024 - June 2025
VOIP-to-Softphone Transition
August 2024 - June 2025
VOIP-to-Softphone Transition
Working together in the Telephone Modernization Project, providing alternative options (Teams Calls) to our traditional Cisco telephone devices.
Notable Accomplishments
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Laptop Loaner Consolidation
Collaborated with the Library and Student Affairs to reduce administrative overhead and increase student access to laptops by consolidating three disparate programs (now managed by OHIO IT).
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Workstation Security
Collaborated with OHIO IT staff and partners to standardize workstation compliance and reporting, reducing risk for OHIO.
By The Numbers
840,000
Average number of emails sent and received daily
Over 1,700
Teams meetings per day supported by the portfolio, with over 800 users fully transitioned to Teams for all calls
Over 1000
active surveillance cameras maintained across campus
More than $750,000
in software licensing investments overseen annually
Get Involved
To get involved with OHIO IT and influence decisions, consider joining Advisory Communities:
Contact Us
- Director, Josh Thomas.
- For Collaboration and Communication feedback, please contact the Product Manager, Tracy Kitts.
- For Device and Software Support feedback, please contact the Product Manager, Elyshia Taylor.