Description:
In early 2025 Technology Services hired an Assistant Director of Systems Infrastructure, a position which had not previously existed, to oversee data center operations, enterprise systems, and life safety. Darius Summerville has filled this role since 2025 and would like to discuss lessons learned, service roadmaps, and his vision for the future . During this discussion he will, at a high level, talk about how the changes in VMware and inspired us to move to Proxmox as well as how that migration is going, review updates and improvements to the data center over past year, the continued growth and adoption of security cameras, and how this group aims to continue serving campus in the future.
Understanding that these topics should garner plenty of discussion, there will also be an interactive Q&A with some prepared questions for the audience as well.
About this event:
Presenters:
- Darius Summerville, Assistant Director of Systems Infrastructure, Technology Services
Track:
Reinforce the Core Systems — Build up the foundations so the ship stays ready for anything the galaxy throws at it, from accessibility to tribbles to Cloudflare outages.
Experience Needed:
All Levels
Learning Outcome:
An insight into Systems Infrastructure future planning and the services provided from this group within Technology Services.
Maximum Capacity:
No maximum capacity
Additional Keywords:
Virtual hosting, Backups, data center, security cameras
Where and When:
June 4, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm- Chancellor