167 opportunity : the vastness of the university ’ s network . In Arizona , ASU ’ s core footprint is comprised of four major campuses in the greater Phoenix metro area with an expanding campus in Lake Havasu . In addition to this state-based presence , the organization has a range of small satellite academic areas in Washington DC and California , with a another one due in Hawaii soon . This geographic range , coupled with the demand of
an ever-expanding student body and the Internet of Things ( IoT ) devices comprising a growing smart campus infrastructure , has necessitated the advent of ASU ’ s NextGen Network . Evans inherited an environment whereby network operations were wholly outsourced to a service provider , and bringing that network into direct control offers myriad benefits . “ With the goal of having a hybrid model , ASU will have traditional
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