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ICT Innovations @UMDr. David AsirvathamDirector of Information TechnologyUniversity of Malaya

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University of MalayaSingapore (April 1949)University of Singapore(later known as National University of Singapore)UNIVERSITY OF MALAYAKUALA LUMPURRaffles College Singapore (1928)King Edward Vii College Of Medicine, Singapore (1905)1 January 1962

Introduction to University of Malaya

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3Located in Kuala Lumpur1st in Malaysia3rd in South East Asia29th in Asia146th in the world

Introduction of UM

Introduction to University of Malaya

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Facts and Figures

12 Faculties2 Academies6 Institutes5 Centres8 Research Clusters

Faculties & AcademiesMedicineScienceEngineeringEconomics & AdministrationBusiness & AccountancyEducationLanguages & LinguisticsLawSportDentistryComputer Science & ITArts & Social SciencesIslamic StudiesMalay Studies

Total no of Students27,000Undergraduates13,000Postgraduates12,000International3,000

Total No of Staff6,000Academic2,500Non-Academic3,500

4IoT and Big Data: Moving towards a smart world

ICT Trends

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Do you think, an orchid will ever be able to tell its story?

Do you think, cars can communicate with each other?

Can you imagine an ambulance that gathers critical patient information before arriving at the hospital?

Classrooms to Digital Learning Space

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Yesterday vs Today

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F2F Lecture

Digital Learning10

Digital Learning:MOOCe-LearningBlendedFlipped

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Traditional vs MOOC

11Traditional LectureMOOCTraditional vs MOOC

Chalk-and-talk (Traditional) Less emphasis

Online Learninggreater emphasisAnywhere, AnytimeMOOC, e-Learning and Blended Approach

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Disruptive Technology

Disruptive because it changes the traditional way of teaching

MOOC, E-learning, and Blended Learning are preferred by the students.

The Internet, mobile devices and now IoT, Big Data and Cloud.

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Disruptive TechnologyInternet & Mobile:Taxi UberBanking Internet Banking, BanksimpleCourier RickshawTravel Ticketing (Skyscanner) and Hotel (Agoda)Shopping Amazon, Lazada, etc.IoT, Big Data and Cloud......14

Jobs are changingMany jobs has become obsoleteNew Jobs are created dailyThe way we work, changesTechnologyDistributed workInformation & Knowledge

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ICT Development

University of Malaya

ICT Strategic Plan2015 - 2017Master Plan

University of Malaya #

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Master Plan & Strategies

ICT Framework for UM

Enterprise PlatformNetwork Infrastructure(Leased Lines, Gigabit Ethernet, Security, SAN storage,, etc.)UniDBUniDB

UniDB

UniDB

UM Standards(Policies, Guidelines, Specifications, XML Standards, etc)UniDB

MOHEUsersPresentationApplicationPlatformDatabaseInfraPresentation Layer(Browser-based, client-server, SMS, PDA, 3G, etc.)UniDB

Digital Library System

Smart Card System

R & D Information Systeme-Learning System

e-AcademicsHuman Resource Information System

Inventory/ Asset Management System

Financial System

e-Procurement SystemStaff Information System

Scholarship/ Loan System

Student Information System

Document Management Systeme-Governance StudentStaffAdministratorsOthers

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Service Portal Almost all services are online20

21UM Campus Network Development

UMs Network Infrastructure is Large22NoDescription1Access Points 23002No of Devices connected during peak (WiFi)20,0003Internet Access Speed6 Gbps4Intranet Backbone40 Gbps, 10 Gbps & 1 Gbps5PC8,0006Data Points10,0007Switches900

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Total Servers: 280 ServersPhysical servers: 150 Virtual Servers: 130 Network Attached Storage (NAS): Usage: 30 TBCentral Backup SystemData Centre Network Switches, LB, Firewall, IPS, etc.Data Centre Facilities

24UMs Journey toward Service Oriented Campus

25Upgrade all aging network switches (access & distribution)Upgrade Internet bandwidth to 5GbpsImprove Internet Security with new IPS, Firewall, Anti-DDOS, etc.Improve Internet bandwidth usage management with 10G ACE (Ruijie Bandwidth Manager)

Current Network Status

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New Network Design cater for future expansionHigh PerformanceReliable & High AvailabilityBetter Network ProtectionCentralized Network Management (RIIL)

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27Year 2015, Student Residential & Faculty Wireless Upgrade (802.11ac)VALUE: To improve wireless service for student

WiFi Project (Phase I & II)

Aging wireless network in kolej, upgrade to provide better performance and coverage 27

1G Port

1G PortLink 1-2Link 3-4Link 1-2Link 3-4

SW 1Convergence Timermilliseconds3.6

VSLSW 2VSU 3.0

XSwitch Failure

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APRedundancy in Core Network

High Resiliency Design with VSU (almost no interruption)Each VSU comprise of 2 SuperCore for simplified logical management as well as high resiliencyCarrier grade failover time sub-second (