Shared Data Centre Space
Shared data centre space for research and education, connected by the high speed Janet network.
New HERBi shared services tool seeks beta-testers
The HEFCE-funded ‘HERBi’ project, which will help institutions to understand the potential costs and savings of shared services arrangements, is almost ready for launch. And project manager Simon Perks is looking for volunteers to test the interactive tool before it goes live
Digital Preservation and Data Curation Requirements and Solutions
Solutions and practical help for tackling everyday digital preservation issues.
Collaboration and shared services in UK higher education: report launch
Today sees the launch of a report on collaboration and shared services in higher education, which was commissioned by Efficiency Exchange. The report’s co-author Andrew Rothwell explains that with shared services "the best is yet to come”.
Process improvement
Guide to improving business processes. Includes review, analysis, design, implementation and continuous process improvement. A Jisc InfoKit.
University and council publish cost sharing group options
A HEFCE-funded study into establishing a cost sharing group (CSG) to deliver VAT-exempt IT services to Portsmouth schools has been published. The study by the University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth City Council investigates ways of sharing resources and the demand for a not-for-profit CSG.
Benchmarking
Includes Why benchmark?, approach to benchmarking, maturity framework. A Jisc InfoKit.
Cloud Services for Education Agreements
Includes exclusive amendments and due diligence on contractual documents for Microsoft Office 365. We are also preparing to offer due diligence on Google Apps.
Ensemble purchasing: mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Smaller institutions in London are joining forces to get bigger bang for their buck from procurement. Kat Humphries introduces Ensemble Purchasing, a new cost sharing group dedicated to procurement.
Shared services in higher education: more than just about ‘plug-and-play’ cost savings
In the second of three posts, Ian Herbert and Andrew Rothwell of Loughborough University offer five more observations gleaned from 10 years of research into shared service centres in the UK and across the world. You can learn more about this area in a shared services forum they are running at the University of Northampton on 14 May.
