WesternU's IT Ecosystem

Reference - IT Ecosystem - What is it?

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