It is perhaps true to say that the effectiveness of Enterprise Architecture varies from organisation to organisation, and it would appear that the differentiating factor in the success of practices is the level of acceptance from senior management teams. Organisations…
Category: Architecture
Beware of the Phishing Emails!
The university mail systems are constantly bombarded by Spam and Phishing (aimed at emails discovering user account details by clicking constructed links) in emails, the majority of these messages are either deleted or marked as such before being sent to…
Technology and Information Services Road Map
The Strategy & Architecture team have established a digital presentation of the current TIS road map (linked here). The presentation, which is broken down into key theme areas, identifies the major components of the strategic roadmap for review and development over…
S&A in the News
Plymouth University eliminates downtime with network monitoring: http://www.networkingplus.co.uk/news-details?itemid=254
OpenSSL vulnerability and Plymouth University
In the last few days there has been plenty of comment through the web and national news surrounding the OpenSSL vulnerability (code named Heartbleed). Plymouth University’s Service Management team have been undertaking a course of action to determine which, if…
Single Sign-On, Phase 2 Update
The university has delivered the second phase of the Single Sign-On project yesterday. This phase centred around the various web resources that are served through or via the intranet (staff and student portals). Olly from the Service Management team made the live…
Mobile with Plymouth University
Mobile with Plymouth provides a wealth of information for both staff and students. It is available through the Google Play (for Android) and the App Store (for iOS) called ‘Mobile with Plymouth Uni’. This app provides easy access to a…
Plymouth University upgrade enables students to stay better connected
Students at Plymouth University now have access to one of the fastest internet connections at any UK higher education institution following a major upgrade. Technicians spent the summer break overhauling the wired and wireless networks in more than 1,700 student…