Project Portfolio
Active Projects
The project list contains the current work in progress. For more information about the projects, contact the project manager.
Research Computing Documentation
- SPONSOR(S): John McGee
- DEPT OR DIVISION: ITS Research Computing
- TECHNICAL LEAD: Mark Reed
- STATUS: In Progress
This project will migrate Research Computing’s technical documentation off of the ITS WordPress site. The project will also refresh the content, making it easier to find and read.
Mass Storage Migration
- EXECUTIVE SPONSOR(S): Mike Barker
- SPONSOR(S): John McGee
- DEPT OR DIVISION: ITS Research Computing
- TECHNICAL LEAD: Liam Greenwood
- STATUS: In Progress
The Mass Storage system (also known as StorNext or /ms) is used for archiving research data files and storing very large files, files that are too large to fit within an individual researcher’s or a department’s storage space. This project will move the Mass Storage system to the next generation of hardware.
Dimensionalisation of Warehouse Data
- SPONSOR(S): Rachel Serrano
- DEPT OR DIVISION: ITS Data and Reporting Environments, Application Middleware
- TECHNICAL LEAD: Sally Lakomiak
- STATUS: In Progress
This project will develop the Enterprise Data Warehouse’s most-used data sets in a more efficient type of schema called a “star schema” data model. The new tables and views will be available for internal use within the data warehouse, allowing the team to better serve customers.
ETL Redesign for Enterprise Data Warehouse
- SPONSOR(S): Rachel Serrano
- DEPT OR DIVISION: ITS Data and Reporting Environments, Application Middleware
- TECHNICAL LEAD: Terence Costello
- STATUS: In Progress
As the Enterprise Data Warehouse grows, so does the time required to run the ETLs that keep it updated. (An ETL extracts, transforms, and loads data from multiple sources to a data warehouse.) This project will redesign the nightly ETL for the Enterprise Data Warehouse to make better use of the after-hours time we have to run the jobs and to make it easier to diagnose problems.
Completed Projects
Carolina Talent Performance Appraisals
Phase I of Carolina Talent Performance was implemented last year, but the performance appraisals were still being done on paper forms. For the 2021-2022 performance period we are implementing online performance … Continued
Decommission ADFS Infrastructure for M365 Authentication
When UNC migrated to Microsoft 365, we implemented an on-premises infrastructure called “Active Directory Federation Services” (ADFS) to support authentication into Microsoft 365. ADFS addressed security concerns around syncing passwords … Continued
Background Check Phase Two
Phase one of the Background Check project went live in May 2021, but a second phase is needed. Phase two has multiple parts. First, our contract with CastleBranch, the existing … Continued
Operational Excellence Student Registration Changes
This project supported a new registration process for undergraduate students designed by the Operational Excellence Registration Changes committee. The changes provided more equitable and consistent processes for assigning registration appointments. … Continued
Upgrade and Transition of Software Distribution
The PHP platform that the Software Distribution service operated on was no longer supported by the vendor, so this project upgraded the platform. The project also transitioned support of the … Continued