Establish client install procedures. Educate and train customers so that Goal I is attainable. Objectives Customers will have an understanding of the organization, content, and timing-related issues of the University's data, as appropriate to their needs. Customers will be able to interpret the University's data accurately. Customers will be able to use a standard set of query tools.
Customers can define their own levels of self-sufficiency.
The IDB will be read-only and will not function as an operational database. The IDB will be built from existing data sources that will continue to be maintained as they are currently. The IDB will reside on a DEC Alpha running Microsoft Windows NT Server. Microsoft SQL Server will be the relational database management system. A limited set of query tools will be supported by PEB and Computing Services.