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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 10, Governance

This post is the tenth and final post in a series of posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Governance Most colleges can improve elements […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 9, Security and business continuity

This post is the ninth in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Security and business continuity In the most mature […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 8, Device management

This post is the eighth in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Device management Most colleges have a mix of […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 7, Enterprise applications

This post is the seventh in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Enterprise applications In the vast majority of colleges […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 6, Core enterprise services

This post is the sixth in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Core enterprise services Almost all colleges use Microsoft […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 5, Servers and storage

This post is the fifth in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Servers and storage The vast majority of colleges […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 4, Networks

This post is the fourth in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Networks Having robust connectivity in place is now […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 3, IT support

This post is the third in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. IT support In the colleges that benefit from […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 2, Strategic considerations

This post is the second in a series of ten posts that have been created to identify the best practice found in FE colleges by the Jisc infrastructure review service. An introduction to the infrastructure review synthesis project is provided in the first post in the series. Strategic considerations The most technologically mature colleges have […]

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Infrastructure review synthesis: Post 1, Introduction

This blog is the first in a series of ten posts that has been prepared by the Jisc enterprise infrastructure team of subject specialists. This blog series details the key findings from the infrastructure reviews undertaken by the team between late 2016 and early 2020. The team was able to spend time undertaking a synthesis […]