OnDemand MyApps

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OnDemand myApps
Stephanie Trowbridge
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NU Computing 20th Century

• Scattered small computing labs
• Some standardization of hardware
• Multiple images
• Manual maintenance
• Application version issues

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Net Generation or Millennials
Expectation of technology ANYWHERE! Instant
gratification Personalization Customization
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InfoCommons and Cybercafé
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General AccessComputing Labs

• 20,000 students
• 400 general access lab computers
• 50 students per computer
• Real estate
• Support costs for hardware

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Millennia Computing

• Mobility
• Increased application dependence
• Multiplatform
• 24 x 7 access
• Flexibility

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OnDemand

• Enterprise Portal
• Robust Authentication Services
• Virtual Application Delivery
• Web Based Storage

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myNEU Student Portal

• Discipline related activities and events
• NU Library system
• Blackboard
• Registrar information
• Tech Marketplace

• Student Financial
• Financial aid
• Husky card
• Student billing
• Cooperative education
• Software downloads

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myNEU Faculty/Staff Portal

• hrConnect
• Paycheck
• W2s
• Personal information
• AV Requests
• Blackboard
• Facilities Online Work Request

• Parking Pass
• SGA Teacher Course Evaluation Results
• Software Downloads
• View the Classrooms
• Tech Marketplace
• Roster

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Making Software Available for Students

• Cost to Student
• Added to textbook fee
• reseller
• Multiple versions
• Access to Labs
• Commuter
• Distance learning
• Hardware (laptop)
• Software licensing and distribution
• Piracy

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What is myApps

• myApps is a virtual desktop that gives the user
  the ability to access applications anywhere there
  is connectivity to the internet.
• In addition to access to applications, students
  and faculty can print and save work to virtual
  storage (myFiles).

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myApps

• Desktop Application Delivery
• Web Based Storage
• Access to applications anywhere, anytime
• Eliminate the dependence on general access
  computing labs
• Secure access benefits
• Students, faculty, staff and software licensing
• Application availability enables integration into
  course curriculum

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Who, What, and Where

• Available to faculty, students and staff
• A core set of applications will be available with
  specialty applications available to specific
  courses
• Access to myApps will be within the myNEU portal

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myApps Pilot

• Departments/Colleges
• Criminal Justice
• CBA
• Bouve
• SPCS
• Software (specialized)
• SPSS
• Minitab
• ADAM
• ArcGIS

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Faculty Access to myApps
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Student Access to myApps
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myApps Virtual Desktop
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myApps Virtual Desktop
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myApps next steps

• Roll out core set of site-licensed applications
  for University Community
• SPSS, Mathematica, Office 2003, Adobe Acrobat,
  Maple
• Continue to develop intake and work flow for
  specialized, license restricted applications

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myApps Pilot Project Team

• Richard Mickool, CIO
• Leslie Hitch, Director of Academic Technology
  Services
• Navid Atoofi, Director, Systems Production
  Services
• Thomas Hopkins, Director, Application Portal
  Services
• James Lemmon, Web Developer Manager
• Steven Gallagher, Technology Manager
• Giselle Nedeau, Director, Customer Services
• Stephanie Trowbridge, Software Management
  Administrator
• David Navisky, Project Consultant

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• For additional information regarding myApps
• http//infoservices.neu.edu/ondemand/
• http//infoservices.neu.edu/a-z_services/myApps_st
  udent.html
• http//infoservices.neu.edu/a-z_services/myApps_fa
  cstaff.html
• Stephanie Trowbridge
• Software Management Administrator,
• Information Services
• s.trowbridge_at_neu.edu
• 617.373.4581

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QUESTIONS?