Network Infrastructure and Equipment

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Network Infrastructure and Equipment

Are Labs Still Necessary? Three Perspectives on Changing Trends in Student Computing Services

October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

With increasing computer ownership by students, accompanied by tightening budgets and the availability of new virtual delivery tools, many administrators are asking whether campus computer labs are…

Thin Clients: The Hidden Weapon for the Budget Battle

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Colorado State University has successfully leveraged thin clients to increase services to students, faculty, and staff despite declining budgets. This presentation will cover the basics of thin cli…

Core Data Service 2009 Results

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

This session will summarize the highlights from the 2009 EDUCAUSE Core Data Service survey data. In particular, it will cover key findings, important trends, and similarities and differences across…

Digital Signage as a Campus-Level Service

October 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Even as mobile computing grows in ubiquity, use of digital signage for campus communication is fast becoming a topic of importance for IT professionals. Representatives from the University of Illin…

Applications of Virtualization and Automation

February 25, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2009

To balance the growing demand for services from IT with stable or shrinking sets of resources, Rice University has employed virtualization and automation. This presentation will focus on areas of q…

2008 ResNet Survey

January 5, 2009

The 2008 ResNet Survey seeks to develop a longitudinal view on certain topics from the 2005 survey, assess technology and other changes in residential student computing support since that time, a…

Challenges and Strategies for Computer Maintenance Services

October 30, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

An effective and efficient computer and peripherals maintenance service is a big challenge for the IT staff in a campus with more than 50,000 items. This poster will present the results achieved wi…

Maximize Enterprise Productivity by Implementing a TCO Methodology

October 30, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Slumping workplace productivity can be intrinsically tied to technological regression. Empirical evidence illustrates that procedurally managing hardware life cycles is strategically superior to a …

IT Services Sourcing Survey

November 4, 2008

This November 2008 survey is a critical component of the EDUCAUSE Center on Applied Research (ECAR) study of IT services sourcing in higher education. The historically binary decision to self-ope…

Meeting Communications Needs in Campus Dorms

July 1, 2008

For the past decade, campuses in the United States have been offering comprehensive communications services in campus dorms that include high speed Internet, cable television, and telephone servi…