The flip side of IT

From: The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report | Date: June 22, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Computer systems are like lawns: The bigger they are, the more it takes to keep them up.

It's all about the green: Ron Hay, head of LSU's computing services division says there's not nearly enough - at LSU or most other universities in the United States. Officials at LSU, meanwhile, predict big changes for their computing services including a new director.

The university is searching for a new chief information officer to replace Hay, who has been with computing services since 1983. LSU Provost Risa Palm expresses optimism that whoever replaces Hay - he was asked to resign in January but will ...

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