In the 2003 B-W Strategic Plan for Information Technology, Initiative 3.2 states “By the end of the fiscal year 2004-2005, develop a policy statement that defines what it means to have an administrative IT campus standard.” The rationale being to control costs and investments, while enabling functional disciplines to acquire ‘best of breed’ systems. To address this issue and draft a policy, an ad-hoc sub-committee of the Administrative Information Technology Committee (AITC) was formed.
Administrative (non-academic) software packages or systems intended for use at B-W or on B-W’s network which falls under the conditional requirements listed in Covered Software & Systems (below), are subject to this Administrative System Standards Policy established by the IT Department. The policy is intended to make the most efficient use of technology and support resources, ensure desktop, network, and data security and compatibility, and function in compliance with the hardware standards maintained by IT.
Covered Software & Systems which must adhere to this policy would include ANY of the following:
1) Software that will access network resources or be accessed via the campus intranet.
2) System purchases that include computer hardware.
3) Systems where stored data includes sensitive/confidential information (as defined by FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and/or GLB (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act).
4) Systems that will require possible support from the Information Technology Department following installation.
5) Systems that maintain data which is duplicated elsewhere on campus or requires integration with another software system on campus.
6) Software systems which may have an impact on another department.
In order to acquire new software or a system that is restricted by the conditions listed above, a proposal for the purchase must be submitted to the IT Department and include the following requirements:
1) A comprehensive description of the product.
2) Name of database (if any).
3) Hardware requirements (if any).
4) A support plan to cover the installation and on-going support and training.
5) Specific network requirements.
6) Data integration requirements.
Proposals will be processed by IT as quickly as possible, however, please allow up to three weeks.
IT Support – Subsequent support from IT following any approved purchase falls into two category levels:
Complete Care – Software and systems purchased through the annual IT Computer Capital Budget process will receive comprehensive support for hardware and software.
Network Care – Software and systems purchased through another department’s operating or capital budget are provided network support to run the software on a B-W server and will receive assistance with software upgrades. (Sufficient notice must be given to IT before installation, upgrades, and/or training is scheduled.) The department purchasing the software is responsible for purchasing software support from vendor.
Off-Campus Hosting – Requested software or systems that will reside on off-campus, vendor-owned hardware must adhere to the following conditions:
1) Vendor must maintain adequate security for the program (as determined by IT).
2) The system will need to meet reasonable requirements for data confidentiality and security (as determined by IT).
3) All data provided to the vendor and stored on vendor systems must follow B-W guidelines.
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