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UWF Computing Hardware Standards

UWF Computing Hardware Standards. ITS Annual Recommendations for 2003 - 2004. Why Standards?. Product reliability Product usability Ensures product lifecycle (based on 3 year average) Lifecycle support. Takes the guess work out of “What to buy”

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UWF Computing Hardware Standards

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  1. UWF Computing Hardware Standards ITS Annual Recommendations for 2003 - 2004

  2. Why Standards? • Product reliability • Product usability • Ensures product lifecycle (based on 3 year average) • Lifecycle support. • Takes the guess work out of “What to buy” • Makes it easy to collaborate and consolidate among vendors. • Establishes a common base-line for everyone purchasing computors.

  3. Who Develops the Standards • ITS Technical Support • ITS Systems Engineering • Local Support Providers • University Software Licensing/Standards • Vendors • Technical Community at Large • User Input/Requests

  4. Recommended Desktop Standards • Intel Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz • 512 MB RAM • 40 GB Hard Drive • 15” Flat Panel Monitor • Small Form Factor • Floppy to be replaced by USB based memory modules or “Pen” drives.

  5. Recommended Laptop Standards • Pentium M (Centrino) 1.3 Ghz Processor • 512 MB RAM • 20 GB Hard Drive • Integrated Network Interface Cards (NIC) with 10/100 Mb ethernet and wireless compatibility (802.11b standard) • Again, preference is for USB memory module instead of floppy drive.

  6. Server Standards • Dell PowerEdge 1650, 2650 & 6650 series are the standard. • ITS works with LSPs to help determine actual hardware specifications based on services or application requirements.

  7. Established Vendor Relationships • Dell* • Gateway* • Micron • HP/Compaq • Howard Computers • IBM (in testing now) • Toshiba (not on State contract yet) * UWF preferred vendor

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