A University model for End-point evolution in the post-PC era Duane Schau, Director, Client Services- University IT Services, Indiana University
IT and Education: Our Shared IT Legacy
Most universities today manage their desktops and servers in a decentralized, departmental (client-server) model, similar to the one developed in the 1990s around the personal computer revolution. During this period, the rapid pace of device and operating system change required staff to work closely with university faculty as IT intermediaries, introducing, advancing and integrating IT with teaching and research.
In 2015, this model is still functioning in the form of localized, workgroup-based IT organizations that deploy hardware and software management tools, implementing service-delivery strategies largely using the same standards defined 20 years prior. These organizations, confined by limited budgets, politics or culture are often not in the position to adopt and leverage econ