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MSU NetIDs are assigned to all current faculty, staff, students and retirees. A NetID is a unique alphanumeric identifier auto-generated from the user's name.

Your NetID is your personal identifier at MSU and serves as your login to many university computing and networking services. Your NetID also determines your MSU email address which is netid@msu.edu (e.g. the NetID msuspartan would have the email address msuspartan@msu.edu).

MSU Guest Account (formerly Community ID) grants limited access to web-based MSU services for users who are not affiliated with MSU directly. Users typically include members of the general public who sign up for non-credit courses, distance learners, and parents, guardians, and others invited by a student to access their information (such as MSU financial systems). Students enrolled in credit classes should log in to MSU resources using their NetID and should not register for a Guest Account.

The MSU Data Storage Finder (DSF) is a self-service, interactive tool that allows users to determine which storage services are most suitable for their needs. Different types of data require different modes of storage. Based on features needed and restrictions set in place for certain data, researchers will be able to choose a storage service accordingly.

Digital accessibility is the practice of designing and providing equitable user experiences so that individuals with disabilities are able to independently acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services within the same timeframe as individuals without disabilities, with substantially equivalent ease of use.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service provides technology that allows MSU to reach past the local Spartan community across the globe. It allows meaningful connections with donors, current and prospective students, researchers, parents, and affiliates.

Spartan Mail and related Spartan 365 software, including applications located at https://spartan365.msu.edu and downloaded Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), are provided to students while they attend the university and to faculty and staff members while they are employed by the university.

TeamDynamix is a SaaS Cloud solution that offers automated workflows, real-time dashboards, task visualization, centralized collaboration, and time tracking to streamline work processes and improve productivity.

The Networking Team is responsible for delivering extensive university wireless services that prioritize widespread coverage and adaptability for the modern campus community. Their responsibilities encompass hundreds of campus buildings, with a strong focus on delivering excellent customer service and user-friendliness. This wireless service incorporates Eduroam, ensuring easy access for both the campus community and guests, fostering a seamless and efficient wireless experience.

The F5 Load Balancer can optimize the speed and reliability of your applications via both network and application layers. Using real-time protocol and traffic management decisions based on application and server conditions, extensive connection management, and TCP and content offloading, which dramatically improves page load times and the user experience.

Cloud Platform services offer exceptional compute power, database storage, content delivery, and other functionality for scalability and growth. Solutions include high reliability, low-cost, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) to fill a range of needs including basic servers, long-term data storage, mobile application development, and storing and analyzing large volumes of data.

MSU operates one of the largest networks in the world which provides connectivity across the Internet for hundreds of thousands of users. Our computing resources are under constant attack from external threat actors so we use next-generation firewalls to provide network segmentation from the public Internet and its various internal computing environments. This is a goal of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (PR.PT-4 Segmentation and Filtering).

MSU Educational Technology’s Instructional Technology and Development team provides design and accessibility consultation, and media production support for MSU departments. Services are provided free of charge for all credit bearing courses, and at a flat rate for non-credit, grant funded and other projects.

Business analysis is the practice of identifying business needs and determining the best solutions to address them. We work collaboratively with our partners to analyze existing processes, define solutions, and ensure alignment with strategic goals. Our services are organized into three levels of engagement, designed to meet a range of needs—from initial process mapping and analysis to in-depth assessments and full project support.

Wireless printing and remote printing via 'print.msu.edu' - MSU Print allows you to print to specific MSU Printers from anywhere in the world using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).

MSU business units rely on computing technology which needs to be protected from malicious code and threats. Endpoint Protection software helps ensure computing resources do not execute malicious code, alerts to threats, and facilitates remediation and response efforts.

MSU provides campus telephone services through the Avaya Campus PBX system. The system offers various features, like voicemail, EC-500, call forwarding, unified messaging, and softphone applications.

Provides centralized services that allow integrated applications to authenticate end-users consistent with university policies and industry best-practices balanced with ease-of-use for those end-users.

At the MSU Data Center, we provide guidance and facilitation through the entire colocation onboarding process, including requirements gathering, capacity planning, rack assignment, power provisioning, and network configuration.

The Data Center Support service provides comprehensive operational and technical assistance to MSU faculty, staff, and affiliates who are current or prospective tenants of the MSU Data Center. Our support offerings are designed to ensure a seamless and efficient experience throughout the lifecycle of colocation and infrastructure management.

A step beyond file shares, File Services leverages elastic storage as an enterprise-class storage system with a growing set of feature tiers, producing the right price point for a variety of storage needs. It provides secure, scalable storage, which includes automatically captured recovery points.

Systems Hosting uses technology that makes one server appear to mimic multiple servers running at one time. This hosting is more efficient in server capacity, hardware, and energy usage.

The Networking Team takes on the critical role of upholding and enhancing the university's expansive wired network infrastructure, which includes providing internet service to Merit network. Their responsibilities span across the entire network ecosystem, covering the campus core, building edge, datacenter core, and satellite networks. This complex network management facilitates the seamless flow of substantial data, meeting the modern campus community's ever-increasing demands for connectivity and data access.

DNS (Domain Name System), DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), and IPAM (Internet Protocol Address Management), collectively referred to as DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM), facilitates the management and use of domain names and IP addresses.

Cryptography protects the confidentiality of many computers and applications rely on trusted SSL certificates to operate. The SSL Certificate service maintains a public Certificate Authority from which MSU can issue its own certificates and enable this strong encryption.

Learning Space and Digital Classroom Support provide technical assistance for the audiovisual and IT equipment in MSU classrooms. When technology issues arise during classes, MSU IT analysts respond promptly to troubleshoot and resolve the problem, ensuring minimal disruption to teaching and learning activities.