Month: July 2010

Update on Evaluation of Google Apps for Higher Ed

Our evaluation of Google Apps for Higher Education continues. In preparation for a campus-wide conversation this fall, we are doing in-depth comparison of Google Apps with Microsoft Exchange 2010.  This work will culminate in a set of public presentations in late August and early September, which in turn will be the materials we use for […]…Continue Reading Update on Evaluation of Google Apps for Higher Ed

LIS Implements a Change Management Process

LIS has recently implemented a change management process to help ensure that proposed changes and upgrades to our services have been adequately planned for. We are particularly interested in how the various groups within LIS have been involved in the planning process, and how the broader College community has been consulted in terms of timing […]…Continue Reading LIS Implements a Change Management Process

When Good Plants go Bad

My most depressing year at the University of Vermont would have been my junior year. All plant and soil science majors took Plant Pathology that year, two semesters worth. For all of you non-science plant geeks, plant pathology deals with diseases of plants-basically anything except insects. Virus, fungi, bacteria, even abiotic problems were addressed. After a […]…Continue Reading When Good Plants go Bad

Outline for Security Presentation

Google Apps Evaluation Outline
Topic – Security
Jeff Lahaie – Exchange Presenter, Dave Guertin – Google Presenter, Mike Lynch – Moderator
Thursday September 2, 10:00-11:00 LIB145
1)    Our definition of security – Prevention of access or abuse of personal or confidential data or underlying services by sources other than those allowed/authorized to […]…Continue Reading Outline for Security Presentation