FAST FIVE for the week of July 28, 2013

Website re-design and service catalogue: The University of British Columbia IT department will be releasing a new website this summer, and it is designed to improve service to UBC community. New site features include an improved service catalogue, responsive design for mobile-friendly browsing, and integration with social media. UBC IT changes

Identity and access management: Computing and Communications at Memorial University has launched an identity and access management project. They have published a project website articulating the project vision, phases, and key principles. The purpose of the project is to deliver an enterprise-wide identity strategy for the University to ensure improved user satisfaction, operational efficiency, security, and collaboration. IAM project

IT dashboard: The IT team at Memorial has been busy - they have also created an IT dashboard for projects and services. The metrics published include service requests, mail volume, malware & spam stats, wireless usage, and project statuses. Clear measures
  
Office 365 Q & A: As part of Dalhousie's implementation of Office 365, the University is publishing common questions and answers about the new service. Questions answered

BCIT data centre: The British Columbia Institute of Technology is upgrading its data centre. This link has a great tweet from Steven Lamb (CIO) about the process. Data centre overhaul