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Or; what a University wants, and does not want, from Fibre installers and some war stories FIA SILVERSTON 2016 Silverston 2014 mono moto lap record 1:19.02 lancaster suspension Yamaha R1 based engine 214hp/litre 424.7kg in scrutineering

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Or; what a University wants, and does not want, from Fibre installers and some war stories

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FIA SILVERSTON 2016

Silverston 2014 mono moto lap record 1:19.02 lancaster suspension Yamaha R1 based engine 214hp/litre 424.7kg in scrutineering Car 12, C parker, Luffield

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Outline:-

A (little bit) about me - so you know from. A bit about Lancaster Uni - so you know what sort of organization it is and what are like - and how they differ. Some info about what infrastructure we have, what we use it for Some of the challenges we face (hurdles to jump). things (amusing and otherwise that have gone

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About me

What I

Head of Technical Infrastructure, Lancaster Uni

Networking (wired and wireless) Datacentres and resilience Email, Telephones, Storage (SAN), Identity and IT Security

Director of LUNS (telco)

Small telco, big capabilities Full telco licence with code powers

Large, high speed regional networking Rural broadband (fibre, wireless and LLU) - Consultancy, design and build.

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About Lancaster University

Research lead Campus Based Growing In the UK Top 10 50 years old 2k5 staff 13k students £229.3M turnover £500+ million invested since 2003 £190 million planned in next four years.

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Also home to Ruskin Library

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what that means

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HPC - supercomputer

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IOT and Green initiative

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The nexus - Nerve Fibres

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What the Internet really looks like

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Hurdles between me and you

Facilities (estates) Public sector procurement rules High staff turnover More with less

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The joy of procurement

ttp://www.lancaster.ac.uk/procurement/category-management/how-to-supply-lancaster-university/tenders/ It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined b the lowest bidder on a government contract. Alan Shepard

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What we want from a contractor.

want: Honesty, A quality job, done on time. Something that will last and give us minimum

  • ssle. Results speak for themselves deliver a job you can be proud of and stand behind.
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Clay ducts and brick

  • pinion vs a hobbyist
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My specification for the Data Centre looked like this

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The Data Centre what we got

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A Bridge too far?

The Carlisle job Tent pegs in the park Circus Himalayan balsam + Japanese knotweed Roman Water Supply dig with a spoon Spawny fish Millwall Fans What else could possibly go wrong? Floods

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Carlisle Flood Defence works.

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Sub ducts

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When backfilling a trench goes bad

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A building entry water feature.

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Storm Desmond never again, right?

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