CIO Insights

Customer:

CIO: Joseph Tufano, executive director

Background: Has served in IT management roles at MetLife and Prudential

IT budget: Capital budget this year approximately $10 million

Key operating goals: To enhance educational experience and improve campus safety

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unit-1659132512259
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Sponsored post

Major initiatives: Active Directory/Exchange upgrade, backbone standardization to Gigabit Ethernet, extensive campuswide Wi-Fi rollout

Approach to IT procurement: Uses BearingPoint to help assess needs, then puts RFP out to vendors and chooses implementation partner

Pet peeves about VARs: Those who cold-call without knowing anything about the university or its IT needs