The IT group provides centralized services and services to suborganisations within and affiliated to the faculty.
- network connectivity
- user database
- data storage
- printing
- web sites
Limited support is offered to commercial entities affiliated to the faculty.
Communication between users and the group goes mainly though the helpdesk that is manned on office hours and the automated perldesk system: helpdesk@few.vu.nl
The IT group supports desktop and central computers
running a diversity of operating systems
.
The IT group aims to reduce supplier dependency by using open standards.
The IT group is part of the services centre of the faculty and reports to
the `directeur beheer'. The `IT-commissie' represents the users of the faculty.
The IT group is responsible for the contacts between the faculty and the
IT support group of the University, the
UC-IT
