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Discover the evolution of the LIR website through dynamic content, user interaction features like polls and comments, and secure areas for committee documents. Explore hosting options, including cloud solutions and CMS.
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New LIR Website Glenn Wearen HEAnet / LIR Committee
The LIR website 1.0 • Static HTML • Edit and upload by ftp • Handcoded styling • fonts, tables etc. • Read-only
The LIR website 2.0 • Dynamic content • easy to edit by LIR committee • RSS • Feeds & Publishing • User interaction • poll’s, comments, registration forms • User login • twitter, LinkedIn & Edugate • Secure area for committee documents • Minutes & drafts
Website refresh... new hosting? • Continue with traditional hosting, use client-side scripting (Javascript) for dynamic content. • Free hosting (Google sites etc). • Hosted Content Management System (CMS) • Cloud solution • Public • Private • Hybrid
Where to host? Future User location probably not a concern On his/her campus on A campus off-campus User location Past on-campus private cloud community cloud public cloud Service location
Final decision • Move to hosted CMS, provided by HEAnet Long standing free hosting agreement with HEAnet