Hanyang Cloud Center Completed Phase 1
Hanyang University, a leader of university IT in Korea, has further differentiated itself by taking the lead in the development of a university informatization project. Over the years, it has consistently adopted new technologies and been widely benchmarked by other universities. While implementing the advancement of the campus data center based on New Hanyang 2020 Project in the mid-to-long term, Hanyang University recently set another milestone in university informatization by completing the phase 1 of the Hanyang Cloud Center project that supports SDN (Software Defined Networking).
In 2008,g Hanyang Cloud Center has established and implemented the comprehensive plans and strategic tasks of New Hanyang 2020 Project. We have already developed the next generation integrated information system in 2013, and reestablished the mid-to-long term development roadmap for the infrastructure area in 2014. Since then, we have taken on the challenge of developing Hanyang Cloud Center with the awareness that duplicate investments need to be avoided and IT innovation is what’s needed,” said Kim Wanggi, Manager of the Information and Communication Department, Hanyang University.
He added, “we have identified improvement tasks for cost saving and efficient operation, by removing duplicate investments through system and infrastructure integration with the affiliated organization of Hanyang School Foundation. We succeeded in dramatically improving the structure of cost needed for the infrastructure area and securing the flexibility, stability, and efficiency of system operation. We selected the cloud as the best solution for our situation. Even though the public cloud is good enough for small-scale services, we decided to construct a private cloud center that’s optimized for the characteristics of the university, such as its many small-scale independent duties and a thriving educational and research environment.”
Hanyang University started the construction of the cloud center in April 2016 after much contemplation and discussion and launched the official service in April 2017. With no precedent in college, there was a heavy burden and considerable risks. However, they have been able to innovate the IT infrastructure based on the cloud by making a basic design frame with meticulous preparation and active consulting and technical support from Cisco.