Cloud on the Horizon
This paper is the seventh and final installment in a series on Preparing the IT Organization for the Cloud from the ECAR Cloud Working Group.
Tom Dugas
Biography
As the Associate Vice President/Deputy Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer (AVP/DCIO/CISO) Tom is responsible for overseeing operations of Computing and Technology Services (CTS). CTS is Duquesne University’s central IT organization. As the AVP/DCIO/CISO Tom oversees and directs the efforts of CTS including the oversight of Information Security, Administrative Applications, IT Engineering & Operations and IT Service and Support Management. Tom is also an occasional Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity in the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts.
Tom is the recipient of the 2023 EDUCAUSE Community Leadership Award and in 2019 was recognized as the CISO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council.
Tom has been featured in Network World, Inside Higher Education, University Business, and Mighty Guides for his work in Higher Education Cloud Computing. He has spoken at conferences nationally and regionally on topics ranging from leadership, cloud computing, information security, customer support, project management and service management.
Tom serves as a leader as a Vice President and Board member of the Pittsburgh InfraGard Chapter. He is also on the Advisory Board for the Greater Pittsburgh CISO Group and Evanta Pittsburgh Governing Body. He also is an active member of the Internet2 Cloud Scorecard Working Group, Educause Cloud Computing Community Group, AICUP Information Security Consortium, and Steel City Information Security Group. He previously served as co-chair of the EDUCAUSE ECAR Cloud Computing Working Group. Tom has also been a member of the Internet2 Cloud Services Working Group(CSWG) and also the ECAR Cloud Total Cost of Ownership(TCO) Working Group. Tom served several years as the co-lead of the EDUCAUSE Cloud Computing Constituent Group.
Tom is an alumnus of the 2024 MOR Advanced IT Leadership Program, 2009 Leading Change/Frye Leadership Institute and the 2006 Educause Institute Leadership Program.
Tom completed a Master's of Science in Communications and Information Systems from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also hold's Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Robert Morris University with dual-majors in Accounting and Management Information System.
Tom is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
EDUCAUSE Publications
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Cloud Awareness and User Support
The ECAR-CLOUD Working Group is developing this series of seven papers, Preparing the IT Organization for the Cloud. The sixth paper, Cloud Awareness and User Support, outlines how institutions can address end-user support, end-user documentation, user training, and community outreach in the cloud.
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Operationalizing the Cloud
Operationalizing the Cloud, addresses cloud computing risks and how to operationalize the cloud. Most colleges and universities have moved at least some services to the cloud, while others have built out large-scale cloud environments. Ensuring that these services effectively align with an institution’s needs requires careful planning and ongoing management.
EDUCAUSE Presentations
Membership with EDUCAUSE
| Status: | Yes, current member |
EDUCAUSE Involvement
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Core Data Service InfoSec Working Group
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Security Professionals Conference 2019 Program Committee
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EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Joint Cloud Working Group
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ECAR Working Groups Advisory Committee
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ECAR Cloud Working Group
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ECAR Total Cost of Ownership for Cloud Services Group
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Community Group Leaders
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EDUComments Task Force
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011 Program Committee