IST offers a variety of IT services to the University of Waterloo community. A key subset of these are deemed core IT services:
- BES
- DHCP
- DNS
- Exchange
- External Network
- Lync
- Mailservices
- MS SQL Cluster
- NEXUS
- Office 365
- Netapp storage
- Physical Security systems
- Sharepoint
- Telephones
- VMware cluster
- WCMS
- Wired Network
- Wireless
- VPN
Core IT services are primarily managed by the Technology Integrated Services group in IST, and are generally offered on a 7x24 basis with 99.9% or better availability (measured monthly).
For planned maintenance to core services, IST will provide the following notice:
- Between 22:00 – 08:00 weekdays, and anytime on weekends, statutory and University holidays, with:
- At least 24 hours notice for maintenance window < 5 minutes
- At least 48 hours notice for maintenance window 5 minutes to 1 hour
- At least 7 days notice for maintenance window 1 to 2 hours
- At least 14 days notice for maintenance window 2 to 6 hours
- At least 30 days notice for maintenance window 6 to 12 hours
- At other mutually agreed times if maintenance activities are requested by a department, and impact is limited to that department.
- All other times with approval of CIO
IST's response times for service outages or degradation is immediate during business hours, with a target resolution time of less than 4 hours. Outside of business hours, IST's response time is 1 hour, with a target resolution time of 12 hours (this includes the replacement of physical components, and the identification and resolution of software-based issues).
The Request Tracker (RT) system is used to report problems to, or request services from, various groups within IST, and some other departments/faculties.
Please see the TIS Service Level Expectations document for more specific information on any of the above items.
