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111,000 in total ,” says Evans . This growth would not have been sustainable with the university ’ s traditional infrastructure , and tackling this challenge is the crux of Evans ’ s work at the UTO . “ We need creative and innovative ways to address this demand , deliver excellent customer service and keep a mindful eye toward fiscal responsibilities .” To meet the computational demands of such a large student body , ASU is in the process of transferring most of its on-premise infrastructure to cloud solutions . Evans stresses that this
is not a simple ‘ lift and shift ’, noting that the transition has involved the establishment of a DevSecOps methodology , the use of automationbased tech and a people-oriented focus on reskilling existing staff to make the most of the changes . “ We have 300 code-based robots transitioning many of our on-prem resources to the cloud without the need for human intervention , and this frees up our staff to start developing new skills .”
Realigning existing staff with new processes is vital to the wider change
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