New DTS Procurement Team
We are pleased to announce the implementation of the new DTS Procurement Team. The team has recently been formed to provide improved customer assistance with all DTS purchasing, and can be contacted through the new Procurement phone number 801 538-1008 or via email DTSPROCUREMENT@utah.gov.
Members of the new Team include:
- Amber Poplin
- Kathy Banks
- Pam Rugg
- Sharon Thomas
- Sue Richins
New procedures for procurement have been implemented in order to provide the most efficient and user-friendly process possible. In order to place a purchase request with DTS, employees should proceed as follows:
- Either submit a Purchase Request (PR) directly into Remedy, or complete the DTS Purchase Requisition Form, and submit to the DTS Procurement Team via email. The DTS Purchase Requisition Form is available on the DTS Services Web site.
- Upon receipt of product, notify the DTS Procurement Team via email on the day of receipt. Please include a copy of the Packing List.
- If you receive an invoice for the purchase, please forward to the Procurement Team through Interoffice Mail:
DTS Procurement
State Office Building
6th Floor
Please note that all MLA Software, Contractor Purchases and MC1015 Contractors will be transitioning to Elaine Oaks during April. Please contact Elaine at eoaks@utah.gov or 801 538-3462 for assistance or questions regarding these purchases.
We appreciate the hard work and dedication of these employees during the transition and consolidation and look forward to providing improved service in DTS Procurement. If you have any questions regarding DTS purchases, please contact the Procurement Team.
ORS Server Consolidation Project
The Server Consolidation project at ORS has been completed successfully in a period of approximately 3 years. The ORS NDS, Netware server, desktop and application environments have been consolidated and standardized with that of the rest of the Department of Human Services (DHS). The ORS NDS container was under the ADM container which did not conform to the standard structure that has been established for the rest of the agencies that fall under DHS. This necessitated the transition to a new NDS container and structure that is consistent with all other DTS supported DHS sites. Seven servers have been consolidated down to one main Netware server, one GroupWise server and one backup server. Zenworks has been upgraded to version 7.01 and many of the applications have been rebuilt and/or updated.
Productivity and Efficiency Gains:
- 226 groups were eliminated from the old NDS container.
- Unneeded application objects were eliminated.
- New application objects were either rebuilt or created for applications that demonstrated issues in the new environment.
- Desktop policies were modified and standardized as much as possible.
- The number of servers was reduced from seven to three.
- The login script for the ORS container was streamlined.
- The NDS container was standardized to the same standard that was being used for the other DTS-Office of Technology (DTS-OT) supported sites.
- The file structure of the Netware servers was standardized to that being used for the other DTS-OT supported sites.
- Images for desktop re-imaging were cleaned up, which resolved some boot up speed issues.
- There were no major periods of down time for the end users.
- Several network management tools and software were upgraded.
- Zenworks
- GroupWise
- Novell Netware Client
We commend the DTS employees at DHS involved with the project, led by Peter Freeman, for their hard work in the successful completion of the project.
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The 2009 Employee Benefit Fair begins April 15th. The full schedule can be viewed through the Employee Gateway. Updated benefit information will be posted on the Employee Gateway as it becomes available.
All employees must complete the Security Awareness Training on an annual basis. Please complete the training if you have not already done so.
