Information Services

This administrative page provides information about the project structure and processes. Information for customers can be found at oregonstate.edu/main/online-services/google-apps-for-osu.

The Charge

Information Services (IS) provides ONID email and file storage services for students and employees. Following an investigation by the Google Apps Task Force and subsequent input from campus groups, the Vice Provost of Information Services and the Information Technology Steering Committee launched the Google Implementation Project in January 2013.

For Phase I, the Implementation Team is tasked with enabling Google Apps for Education for all members of the OSU community. Implementation shall occur in the 2013 calendar year under the University's formal agreement with Google. The implementation is being made in consultation with key groups across campus and in consideration of evolving contexts, particularly the needs of users.

The purpose of the implementation is to:

• enhance collaboration among students, faculty, and external partners
• facilitate students' personal and team-based calendaring
• increase "anytime, anywhere" access to well-secured data
• help achieve lower operating costs for departments, where possible, and
• provide a foundation for future enhancements to security and OSU identity management

Project Scope, Phase I (through Dec. 2013)

Google Apps for Education

During Phase I, Google Apps for Education will be made available to OSU employees and students via CAS authentication, using existing ONID login credentials. Additionally, a six month opt in period will allow students and employees to provision Google Mail and migrate any email from the ONID email server to Google. A major outreach and training component will communicate the change to the community and documentation will be developed as needed.

Services Affected, Services Not Affected

Information Services will sunset the OSU-hosted ONID email service in December of 2013, at the end of Phase I. All ONID email that remains on the ONID server will need to migrate to Google at that time.

The @onid.orst.edu email address, however, is not changing as a result of migration. Rather, all @onid.orst.edu email will be delivered via Google Apps for OSU.

No other ONID services will be affected; access to ONID file space, ONID class groups, and other ONID services will be unchanged. No non-ONID services will be changed, e.g. Exchange-based email and calendaring services associated with @oregonstate.edu accounts will not need to be migrated.

High-Level Requirements

• Google authentication must use CAS / LDAP for security
• Must be able to provision accounts automatically
• Must be able to remove accounts as students leave or when deemed necessary
• Must recommend ADA compliant tools where native web interfaces do not meet ADA standards
• Must have support staff trained to be able to serve student, faculty, and staff

Deliverables and High Level Timeline

Implementation Team