IT Managers

1. IT Managers May 5, 2010

2. IT Managers PLEASE Set your phones/pagers to Silent Mode

3. Agenda Live Stream & Chat Live Stream http://www.scl.utah.edu/live_broadcast/events/it.shtml Live Chat http://mibbit.com/?channel=%23allmanagers&server=irc.mibbit.net

4. Agenda IT Updates IT Managers Board Election Results April ITC update- Demian Hanks NextG/AT&T project update- Syndi Haywood New UIT Associate Director

5. 2010 IT Mgr Board Election • Dustin Udy • Richard Glaser • Dan Hutten

6. April , 2010 ITC Update ITC approval for three funding programs Student Computing Advisory Committee (SCAC) Faculty Upgrade Program (HETI) E-Classroom UIT Data Management Project Proposal (Joe Taylor) Project will focus on treating institutional data as an asset Policy changes for data management Development of an campus Data Dictionary Address data quality and access issues. Initial deliverables are: Create a Data Dictionary for ORGIDs Create a roadmap of the project for ITC oversight Migration of the UUHSC SSID to UConnect (Brent Elieson) Will address the “ubiquity” problem for the UUHSC SSID Authentication will be AD based and allow for single-signon for laptop users Users will authenticate as unid@dept.utah.edu and be routed to department controlled vlans Policy changes for data management Development of an campus Data Dictionary Address data quality and access issues.

7. ITC Update, Cont… Data Center Report (Jim Livingston) Data Center Project is underway, but now being routed through a State construction management process due to the cost parameters of the project. New Campus Efficiency Committee (Steve Hess) New committee aimed at identifying efficiencies in: Operations Resource sharing Purchasing… (Vendor Management) More information to come… ITC meeting materials: http://www.it.utah.edu/leadership/committees/ITC/materials/ITC.Apr10.pdf

8. Agenda (part 2) IT Highlight – Dallin Johnston EHS Unite Demo – Amy Davis Purchasing Secrets/mini Big Buys – Discussion

9. IT Highlight Dallin Johnston – Environmental Health and Safety

10. Unite Demo Amy Davis, Paula Millington

11. Purchasing Discussion Richard Glaser – Marriott Library Hang Wong – HSEB & Eccles Library Steve Jeffs – CSBS Jim Lund – University Bookstore Dan Hutten – Pathology & Biochemistry

12. Richard Glaser – Marriott Library Hang Wong – HSEB & Eccles Library Steve Jeffs – CSBS Jim Lund – University Bookstore Dan Hutten – Pathology & Biochemistry Questions posted to the IT Blog Do you have a minimum standard for desktops and laptops? Do you have a preferred vendor or is selection based on other criteria? Do you have a set of features or services delivered with the purchase that influences your decision? What are your most successful/efficient methods for obtaining the best price? What are your minimal requirements for warranty support, RMA processes, continuity of model configuration, etc? How many workstations and laptops do you plan on purchasing this year? Would you be willing to share it with others on the it-managers list and allow them to piggyback the purchase? Purchasing Discussion

13. IT Managers May 5, 2010