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Information Technology Services

The University of Adelaide Australia

About Technology Services

Technology Services provides information and communications technology services and support to the University of Adelaide community ranging from email accounts to online learning. TS is in the final stages of completing its strategic plan for 2010 - 2012, "Technology Transformation", which will ensure its directions in the next few years support and enhance the University's strategic goals.

Snapshot of Technology

The following table gives an indication of the nature and volume of services and support TS provided during 2007.

Snapshot of ITS in 2007
Service or SystemNumber
Projects underway46
Servers supported 388
Email accounts - staff, students, visitors48,000
Email messages - number non-SPAM 1M per week
Desktops supported by TS
 - Staff & postgraduates)

5000

Student labs desktops supported1600 
Printers - networked  960
Helpdesk jobs (average)320  per day
On site jobs (average)23.5 per day
 Common teaching areas supported (AV) 60
 Data/voice outlets (total number)  24,000
 Active network host connections  8,800 per day
 Internet usage   10 Tb (10,000Gb) per month
 Phone extensions (in use)  5,290
 Switchboard – calls handled per day 600
 Business Applications supported (eg HR) 25
 Online learning management system sessions 23,000 per day
 Databases supported 107
 Data files managed 104M  number
17.9 Tb size
 Software licences managed (major) 20
 Training – attendees in 20061857
 Online training – no. of enrolments 2006 4255
 
 Student induction 2007 1200
 Oracle databases and SQL Server 160
 Finance – invoices processed  100 per week