Friday 8 December 2017

Wolverhampton weekly newsletter #5

Brief update from week five

  • Learned about a major African research project currently based in the Congo and met with the academic lead about hosting and "on premise" alternatives.
  • Met with local support teams and toured Telford and Walsall campuses.  Circulated short follow-up notes and took some photos.  Key issues raised by teams were staffing levels to provide professional service and AV support issues.   We noted potential for front of house "face to face" support provision for students (and staff).
  • Attended Cyber Security Centre Project Board and exciting £9M new build project in Hereford.  IT team has been actively involved in verifying and agreeing the numbers which are audit tracked.  Good to be involved early on in such a development.
  • Tender for AV next steps in progress with colleagues in Purchasing.  Various options under consideration with advice from external expertise.
  • Organised the Panopto Working Group on technical workstream - some great feedback from the team including those directly involved with the roll-out.  Notes circulated and next steps agreed to feed into Panopto Project board.
  • Organised useful Logicalis account management meeting.
  • DAS IT managers inaugural meeting covered a number of areas - meeting weekly from the start of the New Year.
  • Completed review of IT elements of the DAS risk register.
  • Introductory meeting with Schools Liaison including integration requests relating to systems in this area and tableau reporting.
  • Attended Tableau Implementation meeting with Planning and IT.

Good News Stories
  • DAS Leadership Team workshop - number of positive and specific outcomes.
  • No P1 major incidents in first week December.

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