Hi there
I look after the Shibboleth servers for Hull College Group. We did get some help from a member of the IT team in getting all our stuff working, but he left a while ago. 9 times out of 10 it isn't our fault if someone can't get on to an e-resource has been our experience.
What our man did do when setting it up is make it easy for us to just leave it running - particularly, ANY eresource/service provider in the UK Federation automatically gets 3 key attributes (eduPersonTargetedID in new and old formats, and eduPersonScopedAffiliation). Only a couple (including our in house service, which signs staff and students in to Heritage) required extra attributes.
It's also a virtual server, so if we make changes I can snapshot it first then if those changes break it I can roll back to a known 'good' state.
The Federation helpdesk are very good too, and currently assisting me with upgrading part of our system.
Regards,
Dave
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David Perry
eLearning Technologist (L34 - Library)
Hull College Group
Wilberforce Drive, Queen's Gardens, Hull
HU1 3DG
Extension 2230 / Direct Dial 01482 381930
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From: Discussion list for Shibboleth developments [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Heather Peake [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 20 June 2013 08:50
To: David Perry; Discussion list for Shibboleth developments
Subject: Re: Outsourcing Shibboleth costs
Hi
We outsource ours now.
We did build it ourselves and host it for a while. Version 1 then upgraded to version 2, but the skill set required was so far removed from anything else we had it became more economical to outsource.
We use Overt Software http://www.overtsoftware.com/
Regards
Heather Peake
VLE Development Co-ordinator
T: 01623 627191 ex 8564
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From: Discussion list for Shibboleth developments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cara Clarke
Sent: 19 June 2013 15:14
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Subject: Outsourcing Shibboleth costs
Hello folks,
We are aiming to migrate from Athens to Shibboleth and it looks as though we are going to have to outsource this task.
Has anyone on this mailing list outsourced Shibboleth implementation/support? If so, would you be prepared to share with me (either on/off list) which company was used and the rough cost? I am unsure who to approach.
Any help will be very gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Cara Clarke – Systems Librarian
Library | North Warwickshire & Hinckley College Telephone 024 7624 3130 | Fax 024 7632 9056 | Web www.nwhc.ac.uk Address | Nuneaton Campus | Hinckley Road | Nuneaton | Warwickshire | CV11 6BH
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