Committee meeting - December 12, 2019

Carol Lu
Secretary to the Committee
December 12, 2019

Present: Steven Bourque, Dave Kibble, Andrew McAlorum, Andrea Chappell, Adam Savage, Bill Baer, Jason Testart, Robyn Landers, Lori Paniak, Don Duff-McCracken, Pratik Patel

Regrets: Trevor Bain, Paul Miskovsky, Daryl Dore, Greg Smith

Agenda

  1. Chair’s remarks [3 min.]
  2. Approval of the minutes of the meetings of Thursday November 28, 2019 [2 min.]
  3. CAS decommissioning (Steven Bourque) [10 min.]
  4. Q&A: Wi-Fi refresh (Steven Bourque) [5 min.]
  5. Presentation: IT review follow-up (Dave Kibble) [60 min.]
  6. Other Business [5 min.]
  7. Roundtable discussion – all [5 min.]
  8. Next CTSC Meeting
    [Will be held Thursday January 9 at 1:30 p.m., in EC2 1021.]

Chair's Remarks (Steven Bourque)

  • Please welcome Pratik Patel from Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) who is officially part of the committee

Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting

  • The previous meeting’s minutes were accepted as distributed.

CAS decommissioning (Steven Bourque)

  • Email announcement about CAS decommissioning went out yesterday
  • Clarification: there is a plan to eventually decommission but it is not happening right away
    • New applications and sites will not be able to use CAS

Q&A: Wi-Fi refresh (Steven Bourque)

  • Business case sent a few weeks ago
  • Any questions regarding the Wi-Fi refresh? 

Comments and discussion

  • There will likely be a presentation next year about the Wi-Fi refresh
    • What's new, benefits, etc.
    • Focus will be on the technology rather than a specific vendor
  • What are the determining factors for choosing locations on campus that need high density Wi-Fi solutions/upgrades?  
    • Taking a look at which access points have high traffic
    • Classrooms, libraries, and other high traffic student areas have priority over other areas
  • Will the new technology make it easier to identify rogue Wi-Fi's? 
    • It could potentially make it easier
    • RFP is open, depends on the vendor
      • Different vendors have different solutions available
  • Part of the RFP will include outdoor Wi-Fi
  • RFP has not been written yet
    • CTSC will be consulted during the process

Presentation: IT review follow-up (Dave Kibble)

Dave Kibble provided a follow-up presentation and discussion for the IT review. 

Other business

Not conducted due to time constraints.

Roundtable 

Not conducted due to time constraints.