Now that I am back into the full swing of things, we are planning for this year’s larger I.T. projects. Here is a rough timeline…

January

  • External Hosting – Move all sites to new Virtual Private Server and test Windows Media hosting with ChurchQuest.
  • Launch stmarkdc.org version 4.0 with Drupal.
  • Setup new wide format poster printer and establish printing guidelines.

February

March

  • Launch microsite for a special church series/campaign.
  • Install new servers/SAN and move to VMware.
  • Clean up server room, install new server cabinet.

April

  • Launch OrthodoxSermons version 2.0.
  • Sanctuary audiovisual upgrades.

May

  • Launch Arabic OrthodoxSermons.org.
  • Move smaller websites to Drupal.
  • Chapel audiovisual Upgrades.

June

July

  • Possible migration from Exchange to Google Apps for church.
  • Launch church intranet on “Google Apps Jotspot“
  • Large storage solution for media.

August

  • New school year – training for teachers and rearranging equipment.
  • Possible release of various “web 2.0″ apps for classroom environments.
  • Big birthday party for me as I become officially over the hill.

September

  • Ministry refresh – training for new volunteers.
  • Launch FellowshipOne Check-In.

October

  • Audiovisual upgrades around the facility based on need from the school and the ministries.
  • Begin work on an online learning environment using Moodle.

November

  • Monitoring and logging systems for network and server resources.
  • Test Windows Server 2008.
  • New firewall and site to site VPN solutions for overseas mission sites.

December

  • Plans and design for I.T. services and data center for new construction.
  • Launch online learning environment.
  • Active Directory rollout for overseas mission sites.