Science & Engineering Node Services — UB Engineering / Natural Sciences & Mathematics — University at Buffalo
SENS Computing Services
Topics: Introduction | Central Services | Academic Services | Research Services | User Assistance
Introduction
SENS offers support services in the categories shown below. You may need a service we haven't thought to put on these lists, but we might be able to provide it if you ask. Please send a request for any such service or services and we will be happy to see what we can do to meet your needs.
Central Services
- Accounts for about 7,000 users
- UBiquity Timeshare Services
- UBiquity Citrix (Microsoft Windows timeshares)
- Web hosting on over 50 virtual web servers
- Multimedia Resources
- Printing resources
- Backup services
- Central software
- Disk resources: 500 MB quota in a networked home directory, class disks, graduate/research disks, faculty/research disks, database disks
Academic Services
- IT support for 11 academic departments
- Classroom and instructional support
- User support for students, faculty, staff, and administration
Research Services
- Grant support, including grant-writing, research, vendor negotiations and quotes
- High-end hardware and software support
- Prototyping, research disk maintenance, visualization & multimedia services>
User Assistance
Provide consultation and assistance with:
- Operating systems (UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
- Purchasing hardware and software
- Installation of software for faculty and staff
- Instrumentation
- Documentation
- Interfaces
- Prototyping
- Network applications
- Multimedia
- Peripherals
- Web server space for research and education
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