“Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.” — Steve Wozniak End Point Services How we deploy software, updates, and security patches to Library workstations and laptops “Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.” — Steve Wozniak
Another New Campus Power Plant Service Library IT has also been major campus contributors to this effort Major Benefits Efficiencies of scale Improved security Better service Common application libraries across campus Inventory/reporting
What Campus Provides Infrastructure and service platforms: SCCM, Munki, Air Watch Documentation, Training, Consultation Common Application Libraries Shared Content Base Image Creation Software inventories for licensing purposes Security and compliance reporting
In the Library SCCM for Microsoft Windows and Munki for Apple OSX Library IT responsible for Local and custom applications and content Enrolling and retiring our end points Securing our end points Providing tech support for local users Library’s Costs $0.48/end point/month Kudos to Tech Services; this a reasonable cost Library’s cost for ~1000 devices: $5,760/year However, this is more than offset by a credit of over $10,000/year to the Library for our contributions to the Power Plant Specifically, 16.5% of Scott Clemens’ time The remainder will probably be applied to the Library’s Virtual Server costs which are also being provide by a campus Power Plant Service