Reference - IT Ecosystem - What is it?
- The IT Ecosystem is a single-source platform that houses WesternU’s technology related software, hardware, and applications and how each of these products interconnects in order to have a source of truth to provide transparency and efficiency to our IT customers.
IT Ecosystem - General Information
IT Ecosystem Goals
- A single application for WesternU’s faculty and staff to visit with the intention of gaining a better understanding of our technology products and how they may or may not integrate
- For our IT team to provide better communication and clarity regarding the technological products used throughout WesternU
- Respond nimbly to customer requests
- Leverage existing technology better
- Consolidate our product licenses
List of IT Ecosystem Data Elements
General
- Application Name
- Type of Application
- What College/Department Uses the Application
- Production Link
- Development Link
- Who Manages the Application
- The College/Department That Manages the Application
- The Impact Group
- Brief Description of the Application
- Similar Products in Use
Integration
- Application Integration
- Are There Existing Integrations
- How Does it Integrate
- Lack of Integration
- From Application
- To Application
- Occasion
- Fields
Data
- Meta Data for Future Use
- Data Classification
- What Regulates the Data
- Data Category
Hosting
- Hosted or On-premise
- Application Used in Production
- Stored and Maintained
- Upgrade/Maintenance Schedule
- Dependencies
- Frequency of Use
- Authentication Method
- Public or Behind Firewall
License
- SSL Certificate
- Application License Expiration
- Type of Purchase
- Who Pays for the License
IT Ecosystem Look and Feel
- Viewability Based on Security Role
Navigation
Data-Driven Dashboards
![Dashboard !](https://support.westernu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=919be082-9695-4d7f-96be-0e7875c1968c.png)
![Dashboard 2](https://support.westernu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=67d89d56-f970-4d29-930b-41c1dd9d3207.png)
Multiple Application List Views
![Application View 1](https://support.westernu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=ea0a9212-9ca3-4d51-8d77-a7aa61b15610.png)
![Application View 2](https://support.westernu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cf15e9d3-56ae-4116-9c04-624fda03d206.png)
![Application View 3](https://support.westernu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=2827c645-1b90-429f-94ee-3c8709ae2c95.png)