The Amazing World of IT in Higher Education

calendar Oct 19, 2016 · 1 min read · vmworld vmw2016 vmware Higher-Education vBrownbag  ·
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There are around 17,000 IT Professionals working in the UK Higher Education industry supporting world-leading, cutting edge research and the development of the next generation of minds. They are also stewards of the (slightly less glamorous) systems for HR, payroll, email, printing and so on.

Whilst much of this environment will be familiar to those employed in a more corporate setting, there are a number of striking differences to IT operations found elsewhere in both the public and private sectors which Higher Education straddles.

This quick talk from VMworld Europe 2016 covers some of the surprises that encountered in a HE IT organisation, and how Virtualisation can save the day.