By Steve Flowers Do you ever access emails or files using personal equipment or offsite? While it can be a very convenient way of working, University staff have a responsibility to take precautions which minimise the security risks involved The University has a Working Off Campus IT Security Policy, guidelines and advice for staff members …
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JISC has now notified us that the faults have been repaired and tested so our internet connection should be back to normal.  Thank you for bearing with this.

from Dave Thornley, IS&T This is an update and explanation for the internet connection issues which have affected staff and students over the last few days. SHU’s internet connection (provided by JISC and known as JANET) is shared between Universities and Colleges across the UK.  At the weekend, one circuit connecting Sheffield to JANET was …
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(By Simon Alexander, Networks and Infrastructure)     Application Jukebox The University has invested in an application virtualization technology from Numecent called Application Jukebox. This will enhance our ability to quickly deliver software to Managed Desktop workstations, allowing applications to be more widely available whilst improving the overall workstation performance. It is envisaged that most …
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IS&T carried out the annual test of the IT systems Disaster Recovery capability over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd Jan. The tests followed last year’s successful work on testing the recovery processes for software systems by simulating the failure of the equipment that underpins the University’s IT services and recovering systems to prove …
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