Entry Date:
August 6, 2010

IS&T: Operations and Infrastructure

Principal Investigator Mark Silis


The Operations and Infrastructure area focuses on MIT’s foundational technologies, including: network, email, calendaring, data centers, and servers. This area enables delivery of services, provides communication and collaboration services, and advances computing support services in partnerships with departments, labs, and centers (DLCs).

Key responsibilities include: Network operations and installations (including support of key construction projects across campus); Server and system administration; Distributed IT support of desktops and servers; Desktop virtualization; Security systems and services; Research computing support.

The work in this area is reviewed regularly by the IT Governance Committee (ITGC).