KU IT maintains an on-campus data center for hosting physical and virtual servers.

KU campus units and departments are encouraged to locate physical or virtual servers in the secure and climate-controlled KU IT Data Center rather than housing them in their own campus locations.

Hosted server management services include:

• 24/7 system monitoring
• Controlled power and temperature environment
• Secure facility
• Daily backups
• Offsite storage and restoration services
• Problem management

KU IT will work with individuals and departments to design a managed services agreement that meets their needs.

As part of the process, KU IT Security Office will complete a thorough security review of the equipment and help resolve issues. Server administrators will be asked to complete facilities support documentation. In some cases a virtual machine may be a better option than moving ore locating a physical server.