2021-2022 ShareIT Year in Review

Networking Hardware v2
This shared procurement project was directed to Original Equipment Manufacturers and is currently in the evaluation phase. Contracting is expected to begin June 2022. 

End User Computing Hardware v2
This shared procurement project is directed to Vendor Approved Resellers and is our largest initiative to date, with 27 participating ShareIT members. We are currently in active posting, and contracting is expected to begin June / July 2022. 

IT Services Roster – Request for Pre-Qualification
The addition of an IT Services Roster offering will provide the ShareIT members access to short-term, temporary IT expertise and services. The objectives are to:

• increase the education sector’s access to leading qualified suppliers
• reduce administrative efforts to access services
• contain and potentially lower the costs of professional services
• mitigate service quality risk and confirm eligibility requirements and credentials

The project kick-off session is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from 1:30-3:00pm. An email will be sent to all ShareIT members with more details. 

End Point Detection Response / Managed Detection Response
To protect against the increase in ransomware attacks, it is recommended that organizations increase their endpoint security, as these are the largest surface areas for attack. The primary functions of an EDR/XDR security system are to:

• monitor and collect activity data from endpoints that could indicate a threat
• analyze this data to identify threat patterns and include real time threat intelligence
• automatically respond to identified threats to remove or contain them, and notify security personnel
• forensics and analysis tools to research identified threats and search for suspicious activities

The project kickoff will be scheduled for July 2022. More information to come.

ShareIT has launched a member-wide Slack workspace to support communication and collaboration among members. Use this link to join!

The Alberta ShareIT Program is an Alberta-based collaborative initiative, managed by Cybera and overseen by representatives from the province’s post-secondary institutions. Its procurement service leverages economies of scale to give participants in both the post-secondary and K-12 education sectors access to a broader, more powerful, and more economic suite of computing technologies.