What Is It?
UIC offers centrally-managed Cloud services through both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. University researchers, departments, and staff are encouraged to enroll in these Cloud Services in order to get the best price, the appropriate security, and to feel confident that projects are managed in an environment that is compliant with University policy.
Other Service Names
Azure, AWS, Amazon Web Services
Features
Legal Protection & Simplified Account Management
- Negotiated Contracts. Technology Solutions has negotiated service agreements with AWS and Microsoft Azure that have been reviewed by University Counsel.
- Account Management. Contracts simplify consumption tracking, pricing, and account management, and provide legal standing and protection for UIC and the individuals using its services.
Reduced Costs
- Data Egress Discounts. Cloud vendors provide up to a 15% waiver for data egress fees for qualified researchers and academic customers. Data egress fees are associated with data transfer out of a Cloud storage service to the internet.
- Reduce Administrative Effort. When you use UIC Cloud Services, the billing is handled by the Office of Information Technology using Enterprise Finance System (EFS) accounts. Eliminating the need to use a Procurement Card (PCard) and/or to request personal reimbursements.
Enhanced Security & Compliance
- Account Activity Logging. Cloud Services will provide standard security logging for user and network account activity, as per University policy. Most logging is still available to individual users outside of our University Logging service (Splunk).
- Private Network. VPN IPSec tunnels are available as are dedicated connections via Internet2 (shared bandwidth).
- Policy. UIC Cloud Computing governance provides simple policy guardrails and monitoring, including audit configuration, billing/cost notifications, and regional availability.
- Authentication. Users will authenticate via federated single sign-on (SSO) with two-factor authentication through the University's central identity management system, providing consistency and security.
Where Can I Get It?
Select the appropriate button on this page for the cloud solution you are interested in.
How Do I Use It?
Azure: What are some good resources for learning about Azure?
AWS: What are some good resources for learning about AWS?
How Can I Find Out More?
Technology Solutions welcomes any questions you have about this service. Please reach out to us.