The University of Queensland’s Information Technology Services has raised email quotas to 4GB for all UQ staff.
The move puts UQ at the forefront of Universities around the world that host their email “on premises”, rather than use cloud-based solutions.
Associate Director of Information Technology Services at UQ Ian Duncan said this move had put UQ staff well ahead of the curve internationally.
“Oxford has 2GB quotas while Princeton, Cambridge, and Melbourne Universities all have 1GB,” he said.
Mr Duncan said that the increased quota was part of a much larger upgrade of UQ’s exchange email system.
“30,000 mailboxes were upgraded in total,” he said.
“With four emails received and sent at UQ every second this was no small task."
“The upgrade gives new collaborative services and greater ability for users on all computing platforms to access UQ’s email and calendars.”
Mr Duncan said that UQ had long been at the forefront of information technology in Queensland.
The first computer in the state was installed on the St Lucia campus in 1962.
He said it was hoped this latest move would facilitate better communications for staff, researchers and academics in their day-to-day activities.
Contact: Nick Manning,
Information Technology Services,
n.manning@uq.edu.au
