Desktop Virtualisation introduced in Student Labs
Posted: March 15, 2012 Filed under: Campus Libraries, Computing news, General news | Tags: Desktop Virtualisation, Student Labs Leave a comment »We have some exciting news! Workstations in the student labs are now using Desktop Virtualisation technology. This will provide a more responsive and flexible desktop service to staff and students at Griffith.
A virtual PC uses the computer lab physical workstation to connect to a windows session hosted on virtualised desktop infrastructure (VDI) located in central machine rooms.
The advantages of this technology is:
- Flexibility. Many types of device can be used to access a corporate environment
- Secure remote access to corporate desktop enivornment
- Potentially support a student ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) service
- Reduce the specifications and power consumption of the lab workstations
- Upgrade desktop applications and operating systems rapidly
- Longer refresh cycle for existing physical PCs.
- Reduced downtime in the event of physical endpoint failure.
Desktop virtualisation has been introduced into the non-24 hour CommonUse-General Access rooms at the Gold Coast and Nathan campuses from 15 March 2012. This solution will be rolled out to all CommonUse-General Access rooms on all campuses throughout semester 1,2012. For more information on the latest developments and news concerning this initiative, visit https://intranet.secure.griffith.edu.au/computing/student-computing/computer-types
ScienceDirect and Scopus site maintenance this weekend
Posted: March 15, 2012 Filed under: Computing news, Library resources Leave a comment »Elsevier’s SciVerse database platform will be undergoing site maintenance this weekend. The maintenance window will be from 10:30 p.m. on Saturday 17th March to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday 18th March.
Users of the ScienceDirect and Scopus databases may experience service disruptions during that time.
This information has been reposted from an Elsevier SciVerse maintenance email notification.
ProQuest site maintenance this weekend
Posted: March 14, 2012 Filed under: Computing news, Library resources Leave a comment »ProQuest will be performing infrastructure maintenance on Sunday, March 18th, 2012. A 12-hour maintenance window will be required for this maintenance. The window will take place from 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight on Sunday.
All databases on the new ProQuest platform will be unavailable during this period.
This information has been reposted directly from a ProQuest maintenance email notification.
Tell us about your experiences and views
Posted: February 15, 2012 Filed under: Computing news, General news | Tags: ins review Leave a comment »Tell us about your experiences and views of Griffith’s IT services and systems by 5 March 2012 at reviews@griffith.edu.au to contribute to Griffith’s Information Services Review.
Comments are invited about:
- library and IT help services
- IT desktop support
- printing services
- email services
- web services and social media
- lecture theatre equipment
- lecture capture
- student computing labs/learning centres
- Learning@Griffith
- software services
- student portal
- Griffith wireless network
- higher degree research services.
Going to the Market days? We are, come visit us!
Posted: February 6, 2012 Filed under: Campus Libraries, Computing news, General news, Library and IT Helpdesk, Training and workshops Leave a comment »Market Days
Library and IT staff will be hosting a table at each of the campus market days. Pop over to say hi and learn about the library and our IT systems. We will have loads of give aways and will also be running a competition where you could win an iPad. (one for each campus!) More information available on the day.
Some of the great new things we will be talking about include
- New free off-peak internet access on weekends on campus
- Great new library Bonus+ searching which basically means we can get you books from any of the participating libraries australia wide for free (launching mid-feb)
- Super cool new Griffith app, which now supports heaps of mobile devices and provides access to learning@griffith, the library, your timetables for class or the bus and heaps more (launching mid-feb)
- Security stuff for your IT devices
O week
- Nathan – Tuesday 21 Feb
- Gold Coast – Wednesday Feb 22
Week 1
- South Bank – Monday 27 Feb
- Mt Gravatt – Tuesday 28 Feb
- Logan – Wednesday 29 Feb
- Nathan – Thursday 1 March
