Policies
Division-wide IT policies.
- Administrative Rights
- Policy regarding granting of administrative rights on University-owned computers.
- Hardware Warranties
- Policy regarding the purchase of warranties for IT hardware.
- Support for Emeritus Faculty Members
- Policy regarding the types and levels of support available to emeritus faculty members.
- Data Backup
- This article describes the DSS data backup policy.
- Software Purchases
- It's both department and division policy that all IT software and equipment purchases route through DSS IT. But there are good reasons that are in your self interest, as well!
- Hardware Standards
- This section lists our preferred and recommended hardware configurations, and minimum hardware standards.
- Software Standards
- This section lists the preferred, recommended and minimum software that we support.
- Maintenance Schedule
- We schedule regular maintenance windows for our IT infrastructure. During these windows, we apply vendor-recommended upgrades and patches. During these scheduled maintenance windows, services may be disrupted. (Old Name BIG Fix, now TEM)
- Department/Program Printing Policies
- Each cluster, department and program has specified policies regarding printing, including who pays for printing supplies (e.g., toner and paper), which network printers are available and whom the printers are available to, and whether/how print quotas are enforced.