An Educational Environment with Virtual Laboratories for Data Center Professionals

为数据中心专业人员提供虚拟实验室的教育环境

• 批准号: 0438561
• 负责人: Roger Norton
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Marist College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-10-15 至 2008-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0438561&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Educational; Environment; Virtual; Laboratories; Data

0438561NortonThis award is to Marist College to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF-04556).PartnersThe partners include Marist College (Lead Institution), Monroe College, Distributed Systems Laboratory of Argonne National Laboratories, Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board, AFCOM, IBM Corporation, Open Source Development Labs, Fiserv, and Cisco Systems.The primary objectives are to - Promote Institute for Data Center Professionals (IDCP), its courses and programs, and its potential to create new and secure data center models by using the combined resources and ideas of IDCP and its partners- Create a permanent support, outreach, and networking infrastructure for the data center workforce- Build recognition for IDCP's vendor-neutral data center technology certifications- Diversify the data center workforce- Transfer the benefits of ingenuity and invention gained through open source systems and collaborative, on-demand, utility and autonomic computing to industry. Commercializing a test-bed for open source applications that is accessible to students in Marist's distinctive e-education environment will enable the achievement of the above goals and fuel data center innovation. Potential Economic ImpactIDCP is the first and only institute of its kind. Its mission is to provide individuals and companies with vendor-neutral skills-based training and credentialing that will support and diversify the data center of the future and thereby strengthen the national economy and national security in the area of information technology.The intellectual merit of the project follows: 1) A network of Marist programs (Linux Research Lab, z/OS and Linux zSeries Lab and Learning Center, Center for Applied Technology, Center for e-Business, Marist Institute for Public Opinion);2) IDCP technology partners (IBM, Cisco Systems, Distributed Systems Laboratory of the Argonne National Laboratories, Open Source Development Labs -- OSDL);3) Marist's nationally-recognized virtual laboratory resources;4) Research with on-demand virtual Linux servers to be used by IDCP students through Marist's end-to-end e-education environment and IDCP portal with Rich Media Distribution Utility;5) The expertise of Marist College faculty in shaping the IDCP curriculum.The IDCP curriculum to be developed by Marist faculty will focus on Java, open source platforms andtechnologies, and large-scale enterprise and grid computing, areas where there is a shortage of expertise in the national workforce. The curriculum advances new knowledge within each of six IDCP data center fields and Associate certifications (systems and software, security, networking, facilities management, operations and process management, product development and financial planning). Organizational, leadership, and other soft skills are infused into IDCP certification requirements and courses. An industrial advisory board will be created to help Marist College gain recognition for IDCP certification.The broader impacts of the activity follow. The partnerships with Cisco, IBM and WIB are clearly designed to have a powerful impact on the regional workforce. The link to IBM's Project View program shows a strong commitment to the development of underrepresented minority students in this field. The choice of partnering with Monroe College will clearly help in this regard. The educational experiences seek to combine emerging technologies, access to current research initiatives, sound management principles and a framework that enables the professional to keep their knowledge and skills current once they complete the IDCP certification.

0438561诺顿这个奖项是圣母学院支持活动如下所述的36个月。 该提案是为了响应创新伙伴关系计划征集而提交的（NSF-04556）。合作伙伴合作伙伴包括圣母学院（牵头机构）、门罗学院、阿贡国家实验室分布式系统实验室、达奇斯县劳动力投资委员会、AFCOM、IBM公司、开源开发实验室、Fiserv、主要目标是-推广数据中心专业人员协会（IDCP）、其课程和计划，以及其在以下方面的潜力： 通过使用IDCP的综合资源和思想， 合作伙伴-为数据中心员工创建永久的支持、推广和网络基础设施-为IDCP的供应商中立数据中心技术认证建立认可-使数据中心员工多样化-通过开源系统和协作， 按需、实用和自主计算。将开放源码应用程序的测试平台商业化， 独特的电子教育环境将有助于实现上述目标，并为数据中心提供动力 创新潜在的经济影响IDCP是第一个也是唯一的同类研究所。其使命是为个人和公司提供基于供应商中立技能的培训和认证，以支持未来的数据中心并使其多样化，从而加强信息技术领域的国民经济和国家安全。该项目的智力价值如下：1）圣母会方案网络（Linux研究实验室，z/OS和Linux zSeries实验室和学习中心，应用技术中心，电子商务中心，马里斯特民意研究所）; 2）IDCP技术合作伙伴（IBM、Cisco Systems、阿贡国家实验室分布式系统实验室、开放源码开发实验室- OSDL）;3）Marist的国家认可的虚拟实验室资源;4）通过Marist的端到端电子教育环境和具有丰富媒体分发实用程序的IDCP门户，利用IDCP学生使用的按需虚拟Linux服务器进行研究; 5）马里斯特学院教师在制定IDCP课程方面的专业知识。由马里斯特学院教师开发的IDCP课程将侧重于Java、开源平台和技术以及大规模企业和网格计算，这些领域在全国劳动力中缺乏专业知识。该课程在六个IDCP数据中心领域和助理认证（系统和软件，安全，网络，设施管理，运营和流程管理，产品开发和财务规划）中的每一个领域都有新的知识。组织，领导和其他软技能被注入IDCP认证要求和课程。一个工业咨询委员会将成立，以帮助圣母学院获得认可的IDCP认证。该活动的更广泛的影响如下。与思科、IBM和WIB的合作关系显然旨在对区域劳动力产生强大影响。与IBM的Project View计划的链接显示了对这一领域代表性不足的少数民族学生发展的坚定承诺。选择与门罗学院合作显然将在这方面有所帮助。教育经验寻求结合联合收割机新兴技术，获得当前的研究计划，健全的管理原则和框架，使专业人员能够保持他们的知识和技能，一旦他们完成IDCP认证。