At UPEI, Computer Services is a service department whose clientele include most members of the University community. Computer Services' role within this community is multi-faceted. Computer Services represents or assists the University on community, provincial and national external relationships involving IT related research, projects and groups. This location houses sixteen staff, microcomputer and supermini computer servers, and is the hub of the high speed campus fibre optic computer network and gateway to the Internet. Innovative and dedicated staff have a combined total of over 160 years of service to the UPEI community.
Students are the largest group of computer users on campus.
Most, if not all, of the hardware and software systems are used to support students in one way or another. Computer Services directly support students by providing the networked microcomputer environment used by all students including user support, computer accounts, networked software, Internet access, file and application servers, computer labs, and printing services.