Shared services – Jisc shared data centre – case study – June 2015
Jisc has joined forces with Infinity SDC and six anchor tenants to provide a shared data centre for research and education. Potential benefits significant cost savings through aggregating requirements across tenants.
Impact of high performance computing facility revealed by N8 partnership
N8's high performance computing (HPC) facility has led to more than 90 collaborations between universities and businesses to date, a report by the research partnership has revealed. The document highlighting the impact N8 is having on the north's economy says the N8 HPC has featured in 84 grant applications totalling £59.8m and its use noted in 377 published research papers.
Saving universities millions a year in online subs
Subscription fees for software and other online resources can amount to a substantial sum for universities. Eduserv’s Jenny Carroll explains how its licences for these products help higher education budgets to go further.
Shared WiFi network reaches more than half a million devices in October
eduroam – the worldwide single sign-on secure network which provides WiFi connectivity access for education and research – reached more than 600,000 devices in the UK last month. The service, provided by Jisc, aims to save time for the individual and money for member organisations as users can connect to WiFi without needing to sort out guest credentials or change settings.
Jisc’s shared infrastructure saves £200m each year, report reveals
The infrastructure provided by Jisc is saving universities £200m a year with potential for further savings through new shared services, a report reveals today.
Model letter of agreement – equipment loans
Model letter of agreement for equipment loans between institutions, developed jointly by Cambridge University and the Association of University Practitioners.
Laboratory sharing to improve rock deformation research
A view on shared services from the United States where an ever-growing group of scientists are seeking to integrate rock deformation labs from across the nation into one shared national facility. This was originally published in EOS magazine.
New Hefce-funded project models costs and benefits of sharing services
The shared services delivery partner of Falmouth University and the University of Exeter is starting work on an exciting new project to measure, analyse and model the costs and benefits of collaboration between UK higher education institutions. Project manager Simon Perks tells us more.
Dropbox for Teams
Cloud-based storage service to sync teamwork across all devices. We are negotiating a special price for the research and education sector.
Shared services in higher education: 5 things you might not expect to read
In the first of three posts, Ian Herbert and Andrew Rothwell of Loughborough University explain how shared services are more than just about headline cost savings, based on 10 years of research. You can learn more about this area in a shared services forum at the University of Northampton on 14 May.
