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Recommended IT Tools

Based on the recent SLAC IT Collaboration and Communications tool survey results, and in conjunction with the SLAC IT Council, we have developed and published an IT Recommended Tool Matrix to provide guidance in selecting tools for:

In setting out to establish a recommended tool matrix our strategy was to focus on two key data points; user preference and tool usage, while also giving considerations to other important factors. We utilized a lab-wide survey to learn what our users preferred. Log data and data storage information were used to determine which tools were more widely utilized among our users. Other important factors we had to consider were Stanford and DOE alignment, cost, tool life expectancy, support requirements, market dynamics and resiliency.

Collaboration

Tool Recommended General Support Limited Adoption & Support End of Life
  Recommended by SLAC with the highest adoption rates amongst SLAC users. Departmental adoption for specific use cases and fully supported by SLAC IT. Niche use cases with small pockets of adoption. Generally support is provided by the department or group. Targeted for decommissioning within the next 24 months.
Document Collaboration        
Google Docs/Slides/Sheets      
Microsoft Office 365      
Overleaf      
Video Conferencing        
Zoom      
Microsoft Teams      
Skype      
Blue Jeans      
WebEx      
Virtual Whiteboard        
Google Jamboard      
Microsoft Whiteboard      
Mural      
Miro      

 

Communication

Tool Recommended General Support Limited Adoption & Support End of Life
  Recommended by SLAC with the highest adoption rates amongst SLAC users. Departmental adoption for specific use cases and fully supported by SLAC IT. Niche use cases with small pockets of adoption. Generally support is provided by the department or group. Targeted for decommissioning within the next 24 months.
Email Client        
Office 365 Web Mail      
Outlook      
Mac Mail      
iOS Mail      
Instant Messaging        
Slack      
Microsoft Teams      
Skype      

 

Digital Signatures

Tool Recommended General Support Limited Adoption & Support End of Life
  Recommended by SLAC with the highest adoption rates amongst SLAC users. Departmental adoption for specific use cases and fully supported by SLAC IT. Niche use cases with small pockets of adoption. Generally support is provided by the department or group. Targeted for decommissioning within the next 24 months.
AdobeSign      

 

Remote Access

Tool Recommended General Support Limited Adoption & Support End of Life
  Recommended by SLAC with the highest adoption rates amongst SLAC users. Departmental adoption for specific use cases and fully supported by SLAC IT. Niche use cases with small pockets of adoption. Generally support is provided by the department or group. Targeted for decommissioning within the next 24 months.
Remote Access Unix        
NoMachine      
FastX      
Secure CRT      
PuTTY      
Remote Access Windows        
Citrix      

 

Scientific Engineering Applications

Tool Recommended General Support Limited Adoption & Support End of Life
  Recommended by SLAC with the highest adoption rates amongst SLAC users. Departmental adoption for specific use cases and fully supported by SLAC IT. Niche use cases with small pockets of adoption. Generally support is provided by the department or group. Targeted for decommissioning within the next 24 months.
Analysis Tools        
Ansys      
LabVIEW      
Mathematica      
MATLAB      
2D CAD Tools        
AutoCAD      
3D CAD Tools        
Solid Edge      
Mechanical Design Tools        
ETI_GD&T Trainer      

 

Storage

Tool Recommended General Support Limited Adoption & Support End of Life
  Recommended by SLAC with the highest adoption rates amongst SLAC users. Departmental adoption for specific use cases and fully supported by SLAC IT. Niche use cases with small pockets of adoption. Generally support is provided by the department or group. Targeted for decommissioning within the next 24 months.
Content Storage        
Google Shared Drive      
Microsoft OneDrive      
Sharepoint      
Network File Shares      
Confluence      
AFS      
Stanford Box      
DropBox      
Design Documents        
Siemens Team Center      
Confluence      
CDMS      
Electronic Logging        
Elog