IT Services

Data Centre Colocation

Data centre colocation allows departments / research centres to collocate their IT equipment in the central data centre. With our professional IT support, departments and research centres can benefit from a shared and secure environment and management at enterprise level and at lower costs. For details, please contact our IT HelpCentre.

Database as a Services

Databases are the foundation of today’s businesses. While staff of different levels at the University are increasingly relying on data to make better business decisions, expertise in database management may not be readily available, in particular at departmental level. If your office is facing the same problem, DBaaS (Database as a service) is the answer. DBaaS is a cloud computing service that allows users access to a database without the need to set up their own hardware, install software or configuration. Users can use the database without taking care maintenance or daily administrative operation. Currently ITS provides SQL Server and My SQL as Database as a Service (DBaaS). SQL Server My SQL Due to economy of scale under the Microsoft Enterprise SQL server license subscription scheme we hold, departments can focus on their application, leaving database subscription issue, resilience and data backup issues to us with annual cost much lower than purchasing own software and hardware. Departments can also benefit from all the built-in IT security protections on this platform with data encryption option at no extra cost.

IT Cloud Services

PolyU Cloud service provides departments with a server hosting platform in a virtual environment. It operates as a rental service for departments to rent a ‘virtual server’ from ITS at a cost which is lower than buying and operating their own. This service will save departments the trouble of maintaining their own servers which will need special arrangements on the physical settings and security protection. It can also achieve cost-savings for the University at an institutional-wide level. Details of the service are available at the University Cloud User Portal.