Standards & Advisories

This guide highlights some of the choices in deploying 3D printers into maker spaces, and in more formal fabrication spaces.

This document includes the HUIT standard for including REST APIs in the API gateway and portal, as well as a guide to decisions related to HUIT’s API program.

A tool to assess applications (e.g. developed, licensed, and SaaS solutions) for inclusion in the application portfolio. The checklist includes important considerations that must be accommodated and those that should be honored.

This report analyzes ongoing AV technology shifts, examines the complexities of adapting in Harvard's fragmented landscape, and offers recommendations to address current challenges and future technology evolution.

This document includes links to the HUIT standards for audiovisual systems to assist departments as they plan for change and expansion. 

The HUIT standard for the design and management of AWS accounts to control for the lack of accountability and reduction in economies of scale that can take place in a large and decentralized institution.

This document presents a consolidated reference for consistent naming of Cloud Resources across all IT Organizations, which benefits the University in cost savings, automation and reduction of ambiguity.

This document describes the required metadata tags for Cloud Resources (e.g. instances, volumes, snapshots, managed databases, load balancers, distributed caching services) so that resources can be effectively leveraged across stakeholders.

This document provides guidance for selecting a data exchange protocol, process and format when more than one option is available. 

A set of documents that define a Trust Model, describe what is currently in place, and a plan to move toward reducing complexity and the need for data sources to provision applications individually.

The Harvard University Digital Accessibility Policy addresses the needs of individuals with disabilities who seek to use University Websites to participate in University programs and activities and/or conduct University Business.

This document outlines a mid-term future-state vision, strategy and design approach for directory services across the University to address overlapping services and data, inconsistent provisioning, and varying levels of support.