IT Community Memberships - Office of Information Technology

IT Community Memberships

Memberships and Subscriptions

Members of the University of Utah community have access to privileged research, professional development and other opportunities through campus membership and/or subscription to IT related groups.

Research / Education

Burton Group

The Burton Group research focuses on network infrastructure technologies relating to security, identity management, collaboration and content, telecom transport technologies such as Voice over IP, and application platforms including EAI architecture. The University of Utah has a Burton Group license, which enables campus members to access Burton's Research and Advisory services.

Fill out the required registration form with a University of Utah email address (@utah.edu or @department.utah.edu) and you will be sent your Burton username and password.

Gartner

The University of Utah has a campus subscription to access Gartner Research online information.. Learn more about Gartner by visiting their site: http://www.gartner.com. Campus members must enter through the OIT authentication page each time (not directly at gartner.com) to gain access to the Research.

This page allows you to login using your uNID and gain access to Gartner restricted content. Please login with your uNID to continue. Once logged in this page will present a link for Gartner's web site.

EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. EDUCAUSE programs include professional development activities, print and electronic publications, strategic policy initiatives, research, awards for leadership and exemplary practices, and a wealth of online information services. A comprehensive range of resources and activities is available to all interested employees at EDUCAUSE member organizations.

Research Networks

Internet2 and National LambdaRail

The Internet2 community focuses on developing and deploying advanced networking technologies and capabilities in service of U.S. research and higher education. Internet2 members represent a wide range of research and academic disciplines from over 300 member institutions, including leading U.S. universities, corporations, government research agencies, and not-for-profit networking organizations.

National LambdaRail (NLR) is a state-of-the-art fiber optic network that utilizes dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. It provides a facility for new research coming out of the U. The U became part of the NLR project via the Front Range GigaPoP, a coalition of Colorado universities and research institutions, which is already an NLR member. Internet2 and NLR will be merging in summer 2007.

Westnet

Westnet is an affinity group that grew out of the NSFnet regional network called Westnet. Westnet holds bi-annual meetings that include technical presentations from members and vendors. Westnet provides powereful political and technical contacts with universities that share common concerns. The next Westnet meeting will be held here at the U of U in June 2007. To learn more and participate, contact Dave Packham at or webmaster@westnet.net.

Security

The Center for Internet Security

The U now has a membership with the Center for Internet Security. Any University of Utah employee may obtain a user account on the CIS Members Site. Each employee may register individually for a personal account, so long as they register using their @utah.edu address.

On the Members Web Site, you have access to:

CIS Scoring Tools with specialized features
Various discussion forums
Development versions of new Benchmarks and Scoring Tools

To register, go to http://members.cisecurity.org/ and click the "register" link. Complete and submit the registration information. Within 24 hours you will receive an email indicating that your registration has been activated. Then you can enter the site using the username and password you selected.