Message from ITS

Welcome to Information Technology Services' (ITS) Year in Review. We are pleased to present this report that showcases some of our achievements and undertakings in 2017.

Carleton is a leading institution of higher education that excels in teaching, research and community engagement. In support of these goals, ITS' endeavors focused on six key themes this past year:

• Supporting research
• Delivering excellent service
• Providing opportunities for collaboration
• Protecting university assets
• Supporting teaching and Learning
• The way we work

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Canada Research Chairs
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new companies created since 2010
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research projects underway
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million in sponsored research funding

Supporting Research

Throughout the year, Information Technology Services supported researchers on campus by providing both computing resources and expertise.

Research Computing Services

Research Computing Services helps researchers who need access to high powered computing resources for their projects. They provide software, training on Advanced Research Computing (ARC) resources, consult with faculty and help to develop research tools.

This year RCS started a series of workshops on topics such as parallel computing, linux shell and remote computing. Visit the RCS website to find out more about what we do.

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research groups set up on RCDC
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of Faculties supported
0TB
Research Storage currently being used

Engaging with Researchers

Research Computing and Development Cloud (RCDC)

Now in its second year, the Research Computing and Development Cloud (RCDC) is going strong. Carleton researchers use the RCDC to access data science and analytics tools, and to create their own applications in the development environment. Response from RCDC users has been very positive.

One researcher noted that what once took her an entire year to execute, can now be done in one week!

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calls answered by Service Desk
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customer satisfaction rate
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mobile devices supported
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uptime of key services

Delivering Excellent Service

ITS strives to provide the best possible service to all of our customers in the Carleton community.

Service Excellence Award

ITS staffers, dubbed "Ransomware Warriors” won the 2016 Service Excellence Team award for their quick response and long-hours spent recovering ITS services following a cyberattack. This is awarded to a team for providing exceptional service in projects and daily operations.

Customer Focused

ITS introduced new services and upgraded several existing ones. These include, a new mobile plan, Carleton e-Commerce upgrades and increased wireless coverage campus-wide. We are proud to report a 96% average on our Customer Satisfaction Survey.

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Intranet page views
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supported websites
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cuCollab users sharing within 480 projects

Providing Opportunities for Collaboration & Communication

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

ITS began implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to cover the lifespan of a constituent at Carleton from prospect to alumnus. Since go-live of the first Recruitment module in September, over 2500 new prospective students have opened an accounts in the CRM.

Cloud Storage and Online Collaboration

All Carleton staff and faculty now get 5TB of cloud storage through OneDrive for Business. This provides access to documents across multiple devices, the ability to collaborate and share documents online and secure cloud storage for your files.

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systems migrated to Trend Micro Endpoint Protection
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of laptops have Bitlocker encryption enabled
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of all inbound email blocked as spam or viruses

Protecting University Assets

Security Operation Centre (SOC) Created

In order to continuously monitor and improve IT security at Carleton, this year saw the creation of a brand-new Security Operations Centre (SOC). Its main functions are: security incident and event management, campus network infrastructure monitoring, incident and work order management, and technical support for security and network operations.

Security Policy Program Updates

With the constant threat of hacking that exists today, ITS aims to have relevant and up-to-date polices that address cybersecurity issues. The security team has started the process of reviewing and updating a number of policies including: Acceptable Use of IT Resources, CUNET Connectivity, Email Use, Web Content and Password policies.

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supported printers
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students
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wireless access points
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web visits in cuLearn

Teaching and Learning

ITS supports our instructors and students by integrating the best up-to-date technology in both classrooms and administrative processes.

Carleton’s Electronic Portfolio System (cuPortfolio)

This year saw the go-live of cuPortfolio, an electronic portfolio system that provides a venue for students to collect and showcase academic and co-curricular “artifacts” (e.g. assignments, projects, videos, blogs, images, etc.) After an extensive pilot program, it is now fully supported campus wide.

Enhancing Wireless Access

ITS made significant enhancements to networks to support the ever-increasing demand for wireless services at Carleton University. This includes increasing wireless access points by 50% as well as a significant campus-wide internet bandwidth upgrade.

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kilograms of hardware recycled
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staff and faculty workstations
upgraded to Windows 10
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student lab workstations reimaged

The Way We Work

Canada Awards for Excellence

This year Carleton achieved the Excellence, Innovation and Wellness (EIW) Gold level certification. As part of the Finance and Administration division, ITS is committed to developing strong leadership, creating an amazing customer experience and implementing technology to improve the way we all work at Carleton.

CAUBO 2017 Quality and Productivity Awards

ITS and Faculty Affairs were acknowledged by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) for their excellent work on the new online Faculty Careers System. The new system has increased the efficiency, accuracy and timeliness of managing the faculty leaves process.

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In Memory of Denis Levesque

ITS mourns the death of our Chief Information Officer, Denis Levesque who passed away on Nov. 7th, 2017 after a brief illness.

Denis’s extensive experience in high-tech enabled him to lead his team in implementing IT in innovative ways across campus. He strove to provide exceptional information technology solutions and services to the entire learning, teaching, research, and administrative community of Carleton University.

During his 13-year career at Carleton, Denis held positions of increasing responsibility. He joined Computing and Communications Services as a consultant in 2004 in the role of Program Director of the Campus Network Upgrade project. In 2009, he was hired as the Assistant Director, Operations and Infrastructure. In 2011, he assumed the role of Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) and was appointed acting CIO in 2012. Denis was appointed as the university’s permanent CIO in January 2013.

Denis led numerous projects during his time at Carleton and achieved many university-wide milestones.

They include creating the Research Computing Support Department for faculty, a five-year upgrade to the wired and wireless network, new services promoting collaboration and communication including cuCollab and the Intranet, simple sign-on initiatives and increasing IT security.

Through the many projects he spearheaded, his leadership and integrity, the impact he had on IT university-wide, and the personal connections he shared with colleagues and friends, Denis’s impact on Carleton was great.

Our hearts go out to the entire Levesque family. You will be missed Denis.

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