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Microsoft .NET - .NET is a free, open source, development platform. We use this programming platform to do both major software development (e.g. Portal, Housing HOME system), and minor systems. We have developers with expertise in IST’s Departmental and Campus Applications (DCA) group. This is our preferred, general, environment in cases where there isn’t already an existing application specific environment.
We also have skills and experience across numerous platforms and languages (e.g. Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP (LAMP)) typically to support systems which dictate a specific environment, or for other internal activities.
Specialized development
Quest – Quest is the University’s student information system, using Oracle Campus Solutions, and significant local customization using PeopleTools. Work is prioritized by the Student Information Systems Steering Committee.
Data, Integrations, Analytics – We have a team that provides analytics, reporting and data warehousing, using Microsoft’s Business Intelligence suite. The team also provides integrations between systems, and Advanced Programming Interfaces (APIs) to systems and data. Questions about reporting or requests for Power BI Data training can be submitted via the Jira Help Portal.
Web resources – Web resources include UWaterloo Scholar and the Waterloo Content Management System (WCMS), which hosts the http://uwaterloo.ca web space. Both systems use the open source Drupal framework. Note, both WCMS and UWaterloo Scholar are under development freezes due to major upgrade work.
Learn - Learn is the University’s Learning Management System, using D2L. We develop integrations to other systems as needed.
Portal - Portal is the University’s student digital assistant, written in .NET. The portal can provide full featured applications for students, or integration with existing systems to provide easy access to commonly used features.
Other – IST Other – IST supports all of the University’s major information systems, and most other applications. While many systems do not support customized development, per se, most systems have options and configurability that permit additional functionality to be exposed, or have API’s that permit extensions to be developed, or can have their data warehoused for advanced reporting and analytics.
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