Glossary

Glossary of terms relevant to the DevOps team and helpful for new starters:

  • Cambridge Student Information System (CamSIS) : The University's comprehensive system for handling student information.
  • Cambridge Human Resources Information System (CHRIS) : The University's Human Resources (HR) system.
  • HEAT : The University Information Services (UIS) support management system.
  • Jackdaw : The University Information Services (UIS) administrative database.
  • Lookup : a directory containing information about people known to Cambridge University and its affiliate organisations.
  • Raven : The University of Cambridge's central web authentication service.
  • Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) : a charity connecting people to higher education.