GIMIS Aims and objectives

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GIMIS Aims and objectives

• Indefinitely Expandable Content
• Database Driven Managed Content
• Platform Independent
• Win32, Linux, UNIX, HP-UX Solaris
• Seamless Live data extraction
• Multiple Data Sources
• Oracle, MS SQL, Sybase, Access, et al

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Progress to Date

• Authentication Schema
• (Currently NDS, but easily changed to support
  infrastructure changes)
• Reduction in Administrative Overhead
• Single Point of Delivery

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Success and Problems

• Inclusive Institutional Commitment
• Not just senior Stakeholders
• Reduction of Manual Process
• Closer Integration of Institutional Information
• Visible Improvement in Information Delivery
• Delivered Data is Live
• Delivery is Near Instantaneous

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Findings Recommendations

• Data Ownership Needs to be at the Source of the
  Data
• Communication Mechanism to Provide User
  Appreciation of the Complexity Involved in
  Proposed Changes