Projects
Microsoft Lync
is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform, to be deployed at GUtech
in the forthcoming academic year. The targeted user groups are all permanent staff
of GUtech.
Project lead: Mr. Ahmed Al Kiyumi
Lync connects people everywhere, on Windows 8 and other operating systems including
mobile devices, as part of their everyday productivity experience. Lync provides
a consistent, single client experience for presence, instant messaging, voice, video
and a great meeting experience. Lync users can connect to anyone on Skype, enabling
rich communication with hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Microsoft SCCM
is a systems management software known as “Configuration Manager”.
Project lead: Mr. Bino Thomas Chacko
Microsoft® System Center 2012 Configuration Manager enables IT to remotely administer
software deployment, Lab softwares management, and asset management. The CBA shows
that ITS can achieve significant benefits via increased IT team and end-user productivity,
maximizing their software and hardware investments, and lowering their total cost
of ownership. A pilot run is being run at GUtech.
ITS Website
ITS.gutech.edu.om is in house developed and cater the IT needs of all Authorized
users of GUtech
Project lead: Mr.
Mohamed Rayeesudeen
The portal also gives a link to Mena HR database to search for all Permanent and
Active employees of GUtech.
IT Disaster Recovery
Plans interfaces with the ITS business continuity management plan, focus
on the key activities required to recover the critical IT services, be tested reviewed
and updated on a regular basis.
Project lead: Bino
Thomas Chacko
Using Symantec Backup software, we aim at - zero data loss, recovery to the point
of failure most likely end of the previous business day (EoD);Intraday recovery
is being planned using Double take backup software. Additionally there is an additional
measure being planned as a policy matter, which is MTO (Maximum Tolerable Outage).
The MTO is the maximum time that GUtech IT business will survive from the initial
service interruption.