Rhoda Kerins open source in lgma presentation

Rhoda Kerins open source in lgma presentation

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  Open Source PracticeCentre LGCSB Rhoda Kerins Project Manager
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  Overview ● OSPC team – Seamus Crowley – Sabrina McDonnell – John Casserly ● Role of the OSPC ● Product research and evaluation ● Collaboration and Consensus ● Outcomes from today's discussions
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  Open Source PracticeCentre ● Expert Centre - a resource for LA's ● Evaluate Open Source software ● Investigate and Understand / evaluate OS solutions ● Research, Study and Certification ● Develop skills to expertise level over time ● Implementation and management of an OS environment ● Integration with existing infrastructure
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  OSPC - Progress ● Training and certification ● Fundamentals and LPI Level 1 at SCT, Sandycove, Co. Dublin ● Desktop testing and recommendation ● Ubuntu, Fedora, Suse, RedHat ● OS LAN in place ● ● Collaboration with LA's
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  OSPC – NextStage ● OS solution evaluation ● OS implementation progression ● Desktops – Office productivity products – Browser based alternatives – Agresso ● Server Side – Print Servers, Firewalls...... ● Strategic Replacement – SQL – Sharepoint ● OS Community in LA sector ● Working groups ● Communication forum