Welcome!
This is the website for ITD's Unity Windows computing environment migration.
What is ITD's Microsys team doing now?
Be sure to check out the Project Timeline page. We are currently in the "Communication & Information-Gathering Phase". The timeline has more details about what has been done so far.
What should colleges and departments be doing now?
Be sure to browse to the Documents page and read "Technology Transition in the Unity Windows Computing Environment". This document provides a lot of background information about the migration project. The Documents page also has links to the report appendices. Here are some of the topics the report covers:
- Why change?
- Why is ITD switching from Novell while others are not?
- What training needs will be generated?
- How will documentation be addressed?
- What are the cost implications for my unit?
- Project Goals
- Summary of feedback from the meetings we had with technical staff. Categories include:
- Supported Workstations
- Direction
- Linux
- Issues in the Current Environment
- Technical Transition Issues
- Training Issues
- Cost Indicators
- Faculty/Staff Environments
Sysnews
Unity Forums
Microsys Blog
Documentation