While we continue to maintain our data centers to host some of our IT systems, HPC, and core networking, we utilize cloud services to provide applications and other services for the campus. Services such as Banner, Google Mail (Gmail), Office 365, and EnrollmentRx are all running as Software as a Service (SaaS) in the cloud. We are extending our infrastructure into the cloud starting with Amazon Web Services to make use of automation, infrastructure as code, and provide the necessary agility to support the university strategic plan.
Data Lake
Lehigh Administrative Data Lake (LADL) is designed using various AWS Services to provide a data lake at scale to support various university strategic plan initiatives. The lake holds large institutional data sets that can be securely accessed using tools such as Tableau and AWS QuickSight.
Secure Research Cloud
Secure Research Cloud (SRC) was designed using various AWS Services to securely host protected data, such as personally-identifiable information (PII), personal health information (PHI), and HIPAA data, for researchers.
LUapps Virtual Software
We utilize AWS AppStream to provide virtualized desktops, also know as VDI. These virtual desktops serve applications used by students through their web browers. We also provide secure desktops for administrative software such as Banner.