IT Infrastructure & Operations

Providing the technology backbone for WPI

Research faculty, teaching colleagues, student project teams, and campus staff need a collaborative environment to work efficiently and effectively in a global context. Vital support of hardware and software needs, network storage, and backup systems is cohesively provided within Foundational Technology Services, including partnership with Information Security and Endpoint Services.

Systems Operations provides a flexible architecture to support a sustainable, resilient technological ecosystem that leverages a suite of software applications, email, storage, high performance servers, virtual servers, and private, public and hybrid cloud solutions.

Network Operations manages the complex WPI network, including a high speed fiber optic network, wireless networking, high speed internet connectivity including connection to Internet2, virtual private network (VPN) access, campus telecommunications network, card access and security systems.