Evergreen Plus

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Evergreen Plus

• An update on the Evergreen program and other
  selected topics.

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Purpose

• Provide general purpose desktop computing for
  faculty/staff and open student laboratories
• Predictable fiscal commitment
• Reduced variety implies reduced costs
• For service
• For procurement
• For disposal

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Principles

• Program managed by IS
• One Evergreen coordinator for each budget unit
• Allocations for base budget funded positions
• On a 4/5 year cycle
• Installation decisions by Dean/Director
• Units may opt-out of allocation

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Process

• Call for technical input and opt-out
• Determine configuration parameters
• Issue RFP
• Issue installation spreadsheets

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Process cont.

• Evaluate proposals
• Short list
• Request demonstration units
• Evaluate hardware performance
• Invite public comment
• Select Vendor
• Negotiate contract terms and final configuration
• Determine delivery schedule

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Process cont.

• Installation spreadsheets reviewed
• Any upgrades need parts and WTS entry
• Installations begin upon equipment delivery and
  successful review of spreadsheet
• Opt-out funds distributed

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Labs

• Laptop friendly
• Data Projector
• Student collaboration space
• 50 unscheduled access

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Whats Included

• Standard Desktop CPUs (system units)
• Display devices (monitors)
• Software
• MS Office Professional
• Anti-virus (Sophos)
• Novell file/print
• E-mail client

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Whats not included

• Laptops
• Apple Macintosh
• Printers, scanners etc.

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The Future

• Faculty/staff count from 1149 to 1205
• Labs from 66 to 308
• Form factor
• Storage technology
• Display technology

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Challenges

• Sustainability
• Funding
• Software
• Updates and Patches
• Increasing portfolio
• Service Model
• Efficiency
• Quality

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Other Initiatives

• New E-mail client (and possibly server)
• Research Computing
• DataCentre UPS
• DataCentre A/C
• VoIP
• Future Growth

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Initiatives cont.

• Student Self Registration
• Service Delivery
• SUSE Linux
• 18 to 24 month project
• Common infrastructure