{"id":7602,"date":"2025-02-12T11:09:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.ucf.edu\/?page_id=7602"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:14:26","slug":"our-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/our-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7602\" class=\"elementor elementor-7602\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-574b0f0d elementor-section-content-middle sub-nav elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"574b0f0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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href=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/why-cloud\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Why Cloud<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sections-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7631\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/our-strategy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Our Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sections-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7630\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/what-we-offer\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">What We Offer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sections-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/follow-our-progress\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Follow Our Progress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i 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menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7631\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/our-strategy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Our Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sections-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7630\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/what-we-offer\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">What We Offer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sections-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/cloud\/follow-our-progress\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Follow Our Progress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f84cb5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f84cb5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91dbea3\" data-id=\"91dbea3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-97c564c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97c564c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abb0459\" data-id=\"abb0459\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c1bed heading-underline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07c1bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Strategy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b1711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b1711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To empower IT to deliver strategic solutions for our customer\u2019s needs, we will follow a <strong>cloud first<\/strong> methodology for all IT services and solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25aebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25aebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will <strong>prioritize Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)<\/strong> as our cloud model of choice whenever possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285a0a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285a0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we will enable access to Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud, we will <strong>utilize a single cloud provider<\/strong> for most IT solutions to reduce duplication of cloud services.<\/p><p>We will simplify and optimize cost for internally-managed solutions by using <strong>Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings when possible<\/strong> and use Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) only when required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b2f168\" data-id=\"7b2f168\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5995abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5995abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/elementor\/thumbs\/cloud-2104829_1920-qmro3xqqe0gel22vsxnpm4j2tyjddczfeybbm519k0.jpg\" title=\"cloud-2104829_1920\" alt=\"cloud-2104829_1920\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e5449d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e5449d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-175bcbc\" data-id=\"175bcbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79d111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e79d111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we will prioritize cloud solutions over traditional infrastructure, <strong>\u201ccloud first\u201d does not mean \u201ccloud always\u201d<\/strong>. Current requirements or constraints will dictate when the cloud makes sense. Our goal is to align with strategic objectives but not introduce unnecessary risk. We will limit on-campus infrastructure to only what\u2019s absolutely necessary based on very specific use cases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e1c65f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0e1c65f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e338f2\" data-id=\"1e338f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ed189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1ed189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-inverse h2\">UCF IT will follow a <strong>SaaS first<\/strong> methodology and strive to run as high up in the \u201ccloud stack\u201d as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-600ba21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"600ba21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52e6df3\" data-id=\"52e6df3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e741418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e741418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) will be the cloud model of choice whenever possible. We will seek to streamline all custom-designed solutions using our trusted cloud provider Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings where available and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) when needed.<\/p><p>This strategy will enable us to make the most efficient use of UCF IT resources by reducing complex solutions, shifting more risk to our vendors, and taking advantage of their expertise and specialization. As a result, we can offer a better solution to our customers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdefbd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdefbd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-739f270\" data-id=\"739f270\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a8212 heading-underline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a8212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why We are Saas First<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9b10ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9b10ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efb6c30\" data-id=\"efb6c30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ad39c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"74ad39c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Lower Cost of Entry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1221\"><p>Most SaaS solutions are sold through a subscription model where the total cost of ownership is shared among many customers allowing for economies of scale. While subscriptions may appear expensive at first glance, it\u2019s worth considering what\u2019s included. Besides access to the software itself, on-going maintenance, timely updates, and most importantly, customer support are added benefits which can be very expensive internal IT costs. \u00a0Finally, there are no large, upfront investments required for hardware and software installation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1222\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1222\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Reduced Time To Benefit<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1222\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1222\"><p>The process to fully implement traditional on-premises software typically involves planning, design, review, testing, installation, and configuration that will span several months, if not longer. Because SaaS solutions are already installed and accessible over an internet connection, many of these steps can be reduced or even eliminated.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1223\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1223\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Scale As Needed<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1223\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1223\"><p>Most SaaS solutions are delivered through flexible cloud environments that scale as your needs change. And as you scale with a SaaS vendor, there\u2019s no need to invest in server capacity and software licenses. Simply adjusting your subscription gives you the benefit of predictable costs both for the software and to some extent, the administration. This allows for more accurate budgeting, especially when compared to the costs of internal IT to manage upgrades and address issues for an owned instance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1224\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1224\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Seamless Upgrades<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1224\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1224\"><p>With conventional software, updates and patches require enormous amounts of time and money. Even worse, version discrepancies between members of your workforce can lead to compatibility issues and wasted time. SaaS providers manage software updates and upgrades for you, ensuring that you\u2019ll always have the latest version.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1225\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1225\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Shifting Responsibility<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1225\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1225\"><p>With SaaS, the complexity of securing and maintaining the underlying IT infrastructure is all handled by the vendor. This usually includes automatic data backups and built-in redundancies to ensure high availability. A SaaS provider may also be a good fit for data with complex regulatory requirements too costly to secure on your own.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1226\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1226\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Guaranteed Service Levels<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1226\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1226\"><p>SaaS vendors will typically commit to a \u201cservice level agreement\u201d which guarantees availability and uptime of 99% or more. Missing these expectations will result in financial consequences for the vendor in the form of fees or customer credits.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1227\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1227\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Familiar To Users<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1227\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1227\"><p>Because the software is accessible via familiar web browsers, SaaS applications tend to have lower learning curves and higher adoption rates. This can be especially significant given the high cost of on-premises software development and implementation compared to the low cost of entry for SaaS.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1228\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1228\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Work Anywhere<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1228\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1228\"><p>Because SaaS solutions are web-based, your application can be accessed easily from any location with internet capabilities. Many solutions also offer mobile versions of their applications for even more flexibility.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86b4d96\" data-id=\"86b4d96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7ff49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d7ff49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/SaaS-on-prem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/SaaS-on-prem.png 304w, https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/SaaS-on-prem-180x300.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffdfcc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffdfcc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0477cd1\" data-id=\"0477cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb51c7 heading-underline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eb51c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we will follow our strategy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2ac1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2ac1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We want to identify reasons for <em>not<\/em> using the cloud rather than why we should.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">We will work\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">with our customers to find the right solution using the knowledge gained from previous UCF IT projects and peer institution\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">experience from around the country with similar strategies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">To align new services and solutions with our cloud first strategy, prioritize Software-as-a-Service, and reduce duplicative offerings whenever possible, we have developed the\u00a0<b>Service Strategy Review<\/b>.\u00a0This process contains four categories of general criteria which are assessed during the technical requirements phase of new project planning.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11920 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/it.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/SSR_Workflow.png\" alt=\"Service Strategy Review Process\" width=\"1068\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/SSR_Workflow.png 1068w, https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/SSR_Workflow-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/SSR_Workflow-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/ucfitcms.smca.ucf.edu\/ucfit-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/03\/SSR_Workflow-768x498.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95fb66c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95fb66c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98d635e\" data-id=\"98d635e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965f053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"965f053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below is a list of the criteria we use within each of the four categories:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f661b8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f661b8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c10cb4f\" data-id=\"c10cb4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214b8a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"214b8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. Preliminary criteria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3491\"><ul><li>Is a similar solution already in use and if so, is there a compelling reason for duplicating this offering?<\/li><li>Does this solution offer a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model?<\/li><li>Will this solution pose a high impact to the university if it were unavailable and if so, are adequate replication and disaster recovery mechanisms in place?<\/li><li>Is the data subject to any additional security, privacy, audit, or any other compliance requirements?<\/li><li>Are the features provided in the proposed solution sufficient to address the needs of the users? If not, are the gaps significant enough where a suitable work-around could not be developed?<\/li><li>Are specific skills or technologies needed to implement and\/or maintain this solution that our staff currently does not support?<\/li><li>Is there a need for third-party capabilities and if so, are their terms adequate?<\/li><li>Will the solution sufficiently integrate with campus identify and access management systems?<\/li><li>Is there any effect to &#8216;downstream&#8217; dependencies such as existing reports, dashboards, and data feeds that may have specific formats, transmission, or data structure requirements?<\/li><li>What existing UCF systems, if any, will the solution need to connect to or integrate with and how will those connections occur?<\/li><li>Are there any dedicated network connectivity requirements that UCF IT would be unable to meet?<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3492\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3492\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. On-premises criteria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3492\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3492\"><ul><li>Will this solution be responsible for, a dependence in, or in any way support the physical safety and security of the campus or control sensitive physical plant infrastructure?<\/li><li>Will there be a significant increase in latency or bandwidth due to required connectivity with university-managed infrastructure or end user workstations?<\/li><li>Will there be a measurable negative impact to existing business processes if this solution is hosted in the cloud?<\/li><li>Is specific hardware equipment or physical infrastructure necessary for the solution?<\/li><li>Is there a compliance requirement that the data involved reside on university managed\/owned infrastructure?<\/li><li>If an existing system is being retired or migrated, will there be a significant value loss of existing depreciating assets or related physical infrastructure?<\/li><li>Are there specific IOPS requirements that cannot be sufficiently provisioned in the cloud?<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3493\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3493\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3. SaaS criteria and considerations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3493\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3493\"><ul>\n<li>Have all <a href=\"https:\/\/it.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/SaaS-Considerations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business-related SaaS considerations<\/a> been sufficiently addressed by the vendor to meet customers expectations?<\/li>\n<li>Is it possible to monitor the general health of the solution, either in real-time or historically? Is proactive alerting supplied, and if so, can it be adequately integrated into existing IT operations management tools or process if needed?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a need to delay version updates?<\/li>\n<li>What capabilities exist to protect the organization&#8217;s data?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3494\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3494\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">4. 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