The database technology EUCLID relies on is becoming out-of-date and causing growing issues. The project aims to deliver a core standard API for EUCLID, reducing the dependency on the old system and to improve EUCLID data access. EUCLID is a vital portal service for all staff and students at the University. Currently, most systems integrated […]
OCS (Open Computer and Software Inventory) is a free software that allows users to inventory their IT assets. Collecting data about the hardware and software of networked machines, OCS places them in a safe IT environment, accessing them via an OCS Inventory web interface. Technicalities An out-of-date OCS is currently installed and managed by the […]
Hello readers! Here we are with the September edition of the monthly staff series, hearing from Digital Strategy… Digital Strategy! What does Digital Strategy do? We are responsible for developing, implementing, reporting on and updating the University Digital Strategy. We also run the Digital Estate programme which governs the University’s major Digital investments. How does […]
Hello readers! After a break for the Summer, we are back with another blog post on staff teams. This month, we have heard from… Development Technology (Development Services)! What does Development Technology do? We play an ever more important pivotal role in the project portfolio of the directorate, we still deal with infrastructure (e.g. […]
Hello readers! It’s the end of the month so time for another blog post, all about… BI Team (Enterprise Architecture)! We are a small but international team with members with roots in The Netherlands, Iran, India and Scotland. We have BI (Business Intelligence) Team Lead, Data Architect and ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) developers in […]
Hello readers and welcome to the next blog post in a long line of ones to come! This month, it is all about… Information Services Group Portfolio (Project Services)! What does Information Services Group Portfolio do? Our team deliver IT and business change projects which are mainly aligned with the directorates in ISG and the […]
Hello readers and welcome to this new series! At the end of every month a blog post about teams from different sections of Applications will be released to get to know more about the variety across departments, so expect the next post at the end of April all about a team in Project Management. Running […]
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To help put names to faces and highlight the diverse personalities in the Apps department, we run a regular series of short interviews with our staff. These short interviews feature both new and long-standing members of the department. Silvia Figliozzi works in the Development Services section of the Applications Directorate as a Student Placement Developer. […]
To help put names to faces and highlight the diverse personalities in the Apps department, we run a regular series of short interviews with our staff. These short interviews feature both new and long-standing members of the department. “After a trip up to the Ben Nevis CIC hut I couldn’t resist riding this slab, a […]