[SWLUG] introduction

[Matt Hill]

On 11 Oct 2005, at 11:54, Glenn Booth wrote:
>
> I'd be interested to know that too. I've been talking to some people
> at Informing Healthcare, and in the NHS library, and there are some
> good attitudes towards free software. No idea what the management
> thinks though...

I'm not sure how free software friendly IHC are, certainly I've not  
heard of any direction coming from them on that matter, in fact there  
are plans afoot for an active directory forest to cover the whole of  
NHS Wales, and several of the core NHSW services have recently been  
migrated to windows boxes. Decidedly Microsoft friendly then?

One of the main problems is the perceived lack of accountability.  
It's been the case for some time with NHSW that the people providing  
the money want someone outside the NHS to pin the blame on should  
anything go wrong. That's why the data network was outsourced instead  
of upgrading the already existing circuits (that and supporting 700  
GP surgeries would need a big team).

At this point I should introduce myself:

My name is Matt, I tend to be called "Twpsyn" online. I currently  
work in the Data Networking team at Health Solutions Wales, part of  
Velindre Trust. My job is to look after the NHS Wales data and video  
networks, kick BT when things go wrong that they should be fixing,  
Cable & Wireless when it's their fault, and generally to make sure  
that the core of the network is a happy place for packets to move  
through. If you're on an NHS Wales network and you can't get to the  
internet, you can feel free to throw bricks at me.

Regards

Matt