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Peter Sellek Business Liaison Officer, Information, Media and Technology Services Leeds Metropolitan University. Agenda Background The Project Business Issues Technical Aspects Usage The Future. Leeds Metropolitan University. Leeds Metropolitan University.
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Peter SellekBusiness Liaison Officer, Information, Media and Technology ServicesLeeds Metropolitan University
Agenda Background The Project Business Issues Technical Aspects Usage The Future
Leeds Metropolitan University 30,000 students, 3,500 staff
Leeds Metropolitan University 30,000 students, 3,500 staff 13th most popular UK University by applications (UCAS Applications Digest 15/01/09)
Leeds Metropolitan University 30,000 students, 3,500 staff 13th most popular UK University by applications (UCAS Applications Digest 15/01/09) Current Estates improvement spend of £130 million
Leeds Metropolitan University • New buildings
Business Drivers and Benefits Existing student email disliked by students
Business Drivers and Benefits Existing student email disliked by students Students not using email accounts
Business Drivers and Benefits Existing student email disliked by students Students not using email accounts Only 10 Mbytes of storage
Business Drivers and Benefits Existing student email disliked by students Students not using email accounts Only 10 Mb of storage Strategy to improve the student experience
Business Drivers and Benefits Strategy to build partnerships
Business Drivers and Benefits Strategy to build partnerships Need to be more cost-effective Business Drivers and Benefits
Business Drivers and Benefits Friendly easy to use service
Business Drivers and Benefits Friendly easy to use service 7Gbytes Storage
Business Drivers and Benefits Friendly easy to use service 7Gbytes Storage Not just email – Google Apps
Business Drivers and Benefits Friendly easy to use service 7Gbytes Storage Not just email – Google Apps No capital cost
Business Drivers and Benefits Student Participation in Google events
Why we Chose Google Only offering on the market.
Why We Chose Google Only offering on the market. Microsoft came to the market later with Office Online Able to negotiate contract
Why We Chose Google Only offering on the market. Microsoft came to the market later with Office Online Able to negotiate contract Pilot showed high satisfaction with Google
Why We Chose Google Only offering on the market. Microsoft came to the market later with Office Online Able to negotiate contract Pilot showed high satisfaction with Google Email account for life
The Project Late August 2007 - Google Chosen 9th September – registered existing student domain name with Google 18th September – Initial system with test users running
The Project Late December - Contract Signed January 2008 Project Manager in place April - Pilot Started September 2008 - Go Live
The Project Also November 2007 asked if value could be added Timetable data on Google calendars Project started January 2008
The Project Timetables delivered to Google calendars for September 2008
The Project How we implemented Google Created new Google accounts with same address as old account Old account available for 3 months through student portal
The Project How we implemented Google Students migrated own data After 3 months old accounts disabled
Business Issues Communications, Workshops, and Pilot Find out concerns Present answers Ask for volunteers for pilot
Business Issues Run pilot to prove system and identify further problems Run workshops first week of semester Lots of publicity – project web site, leaflets, competitions
Business Issues Addressing Staff & Student Concerns Big American Multinational
Business Issues Addressing Staff & Student Concerns Big American Multinational Data not held on site
Business Issues Addressing Staff & Student Concerns Big American Multinational Data not held on site How do labels work?
Business Issues Contractual Issues Data Ownership
Business Issues Contractual Issues Data Ownership Data Mining
Business Issues Contractual Issues Data Ownership Data Mining Safe Haven
Business Issues Contractual Issues Length Of Contract
Business Issues Contractual Issues Length Of Contract Backup
Business Issues Contractual Issues Length Of Contract Backup Audit
Business Issues Support for Students Very little required Most support is provided on the web by Google
Business Issues Support from Google Account manager supplied Technical help for implementation Other help
Technical Matters Domain Management Students student.leedsmet.ac.uk Staff Experimental Area teams.leedsmet.ac.uk
Technical Matters Domain Management - others gtest.leedsmet.ac.uk google.leedsmet.ac.uk X
Google Single Sign On Request URL mail.leedsmet.ac.uk Request UID Password User gsso.leedsmet.ac.uk Send UID Password Leeds Met LDAP SAML Access Granted mail.leedsmet.ac.uk
Pilot Google Student.leedsmet.ac.uk Incoming mail Leeds Met relay Old System Student.leedsmet.ac.uk
Implementation Google Student.leedsmet.ac.uk Incoming mail Leeds Met relay Migrated Mail Old System Student.leedsmet.ac.uk Student Portal
After 6 months Google student.leedsmet.ac.uk Incoming mail Google Relay