Goal 4
Pursue IT solutions that assist technical partners at all UConn locations to successfully provide for the specific needs of their respective communities.
Purchasing Program that Support Local Efforts
Our community needs technology that operates effectively and securely in our computing environment. For faculty and staff, newer workstations perform better and faster, operate more reliably, and meet the requirements to run current operating systems and other software. They also help the University maintain a safe and secure IT environment because machines are equipped to run supported, fully patched software. Up-to-date workstations are better protected against security vulnerabilities that jeopardize your personal information and that could potentially produce result system-wide compromises.
IT professionals that serve targeted constituents are charged with coordinating these purchases. If multiple areas operate independently, however, the University does not have the leverage with our vendors to get the best practical price. ITS initiated a purchase program in 2020 to help departments replace end-of-support workstations and begin a five-year lifecycle schedule. We negotiate bulk prices with our vendors and then coordinate the ordering process with IT professionals and fiscal officers. To assist with the expense of this program, ITS offers a subsidy of up to 50% on select laptops for academic areas.