Cecil User Meeting November 13 th 2001 Agenda

Cecil User Meeting November 13 th. 2001

Agenda • Cecil Summer Projects • New Cecil Staff – Development Team – LTAs • • Leave Plans Flexible Learning Centre Training Other

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Hardware Updates • Production Database – Two multi-processor servers • Down time if a server fails = 0 seconds – Dependency on the IBM Storage • Multiple redundancies in its design • 1. 3 Terabytes and now at capacity – Tier 1 management by Sequel Services Limited – Purchased by the Business School

Hardware Updates • Internet Servers – Six (6) internet servers on order – Compatible with n. Deva and Web-team – Standard configuration and upgradable – Load balancing will be redeployed – 24/6 maintenance contract services being arranged – Purchased by the Business School

Hardware Updates • Citrix Server – Stabilising current system and upgrading licenses – Assistance from Faculty of Science • Staff Workstations – Replacement equipment for full-time Cecil staff – Cascading upgrades for part-time staff and the development system – Purchased by the Business School

OBSCURED IAW PRIVACY ACT (NZ) Departmental queries using web-based reporting tools

Enterprise-wide, web-based, immediate solutions

Enterprise Reporting • Enterprise-wide data sources – Data mining is key success factor • Report Specialist – Database speciality training – Funded by the Faculty of Science • CE Access – Reports will automatically become available to CE users

Cecil Help • Help Desk Person+ – Extra assistance for on-call support – Trained by Cecil Help (Sally & Radhini) – Working within the Cecil Help facility – Funded by the Faculty of Science

Team Cecil • Summer Leave – November leave - Sally – December leave- Radhini, Ben, Allen, Ken, Don and David • Staff Changes – Nick Jones – 2/w devoted to special projects – Doug Tan – new member, ASP specialist – Stephen Witherden – continuing as assessment features specialist – 2 -3 part-time developers for maintenance & upgrading

Team Cecil • Working conditions – OCH 1. 55 for the summer – OCH G. 03 as usual • Funding – Major challenge to find the funding necessary to carry through the summer – Grateful for assistance from Faculty of Science and particular departments.

CAT • Centre for Academic Technology – Streaming Media • Audio – Real & Olympus • Powerpoint with audio – Publisher for Powerpoint – Real Media Producer – Viewlets • Audio

Holiday Greetings