[Macpartners] Re: Invitation for input on Departmental Databases

[Huxley, Bil]

Good Morning,

The survey announced last week is scheduled to be closed on 
Saturday.  We've had a number of questions about who should fill out this 
survey, so some clarification may be generally helpful.

This survey is intended for all Departments, Lab's and Centers (DLCs) which 
have or are interested in local implementations of any database 
products.  For instance if your department runs a FileMaker, Microsoft 
Access, or any other database solutions we'd be very interested in hearing 
your thoughts on any services that would be valuable to you and your 
colleagues.  We will be using this information to make recommendations on 
how MIT might better support these kinds of needs across the 
community.  That is to say, what services would improve the effectiveness 
of database needs across the DLCs.  This is truly a very broad topic from 
both a business and a technical point of view.

You voice matters.  So please be encouraged to let us know about your needs.
   <http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/admincomputing/notebooks/DDADP/survey.html>http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/admincomputing/notebooks/DDADP/survey.html

We will also be hosting a few small focus group sessions soon for survey 
participants who wish to discuss their needs in more depth than a survey 
can facilitate.

Once again, our thanks,
DDADP at mit.edu - The Departmental Database Applications Development Project Team
   Bill Barrasso     - IS&T, Client Support Services, Departmental IT 
Resources
   Bil Huxley        - IS&T, Administrative Computing
   Cecilia Marra    - DUE, Academic Services, Tech Support Specialist
   Mike Sherman  - Dept. of Facilities, Manager, Applications and Network 
Services
   Craig Thomas   - Libraries, Local Technology Expert
   Dave Woodruff  - Lab for Nuclear Science, Sponsored Research Technical Staff


>Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:42:39 -0500
>To: AAC-AOQuery at mit.edu, ITPartners at mit.edu, IT-Lead at mit.edu, 
>MacPartners at mit.edu, FMUG at mit.edu, ed-tech at mit.edu, ugadmins at mit.edu, 
>gradadmins at mit.edu, ugofficers at mit.edu
>From: "Huxley, Bil" <huxley at mit.edu>
>Subject: Invitation for input on Departmental Databases
>Cc: IST-LT at mit.edu, IST-Mgrs at mit.edu, DDADP at mit.edu
>
>Greetings,
>
>In response to community feedback, Information Services & Technology 
>(IS&T) has formed a cross-departmental team to make recommendations for 
>services in support of Departmental Database Applications at MIT.  We are 
>seeking input from the community through a web survey at 
><http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/admincomputing/notebooks/DDADP/survey.html>http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/admincomputing/notebooks/DDADP/survey.html. 
>We are particularly interested in receiving input from business and 
>technical staff who have primary responsibilities for applications and 
>business processes.
>
>Please allow 10 to 20 minutes to complete this survey with a majority of 
>that time spent on question 10 regarding services. This survey will be 
>available through Friday, January 14. We plan to deliver our 
>recommendations to IT Leadership at MIT later this winter.
>
>For more information, please read our project charter at:
><http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/admincomputing/notebooks/DDADP/DDADP-Charter.pdf>http://web.mit.edu/ist/org/admincomputing/notebooks/DDADP/DDADP-Charter.pdf 
>or send e-mail to <mailto:DDAPD at mit.edu>DDADP at mit.edu.
>
>Please forward this message to colleagues who may be interested in 
>completing the survey.
>
>Thank you in advance for your collaboration,
>
>The Departmental Database Applications Development Project Team
>   Bill Barrasso     - IS&T, Client Support Services, Departmental IT 
> Resources
>   Bil Huxley        - IS&T, Administrative Computing
>   Cecilia Marra    - DUE, Academic Services, Tech Support Specialist
>   Mike Sherman  - Dept. of Facilities, Manager, Applications and Network 
> Services
>   Craig Thomas   - Libraries, Local Technology Expert
>   Dave Woodruff  - Lab for Nuclear Science, Sponsored Research Technical 
> Staff
>


   Bil Huxley

   Manager, Administrative Computing
   Information Services & Technology (IS&T)
   Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
   Room W92-210
   Cambridge, MA 02139
   huxley at mit.edu,  617.253.8553 
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