TECHNOLOGY
What do you have up under the hood of this baby?...
The Technology department at GBUMC strives to to help other ministries make effective use of technology as they also strive to build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally-religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians.
Our users' mission is our mission. Information security and privacy is one responsibility we take very seriously.
We do everything possible to provide high availability of all of the mission-critical services.
The Technology department is a vital support service for all our ministries. We consult with ministries on their technology needs and get involved in all major technology initiatives except audio/visual presentation technology.
We manage and support the following:
Computers : 3 servers (Dell), 50+ desktop and laptop computers (Dell, Toshiba, HP, Systemax)
Operating systems: Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP Pro, Mac OSX
Networks:
Two buildings are connected with a fiber optic backbone, 2 firewalls , 2 switches (3Com), 3 wireless access points, 25+ printers, 1 Active Directory Servers. The Soundside Campus connects to the Fairpoint network via a VPN tunnel.
Internet: 1 e-mail server (Exchange 2003), 1 database servers (SQL2000), web site (via SiteWrench), 2 WAN links to the Internet (T1, DSL)
Information security: Anti-virus/anti-spyware (TrendMicro), anti-spam (AppRiver), software patches, network security, and backups (External HDD Backup).
Church management system: Shelby V5 (financials & church) running on SQL Server 2003
What creative software do you use?
For editing, Anthony uses Final Cut Pro (a proud member since version 1.0!), Motion, Color, LiveType, DVD Studio Pro. Other members of the media team use Adobe Premiere for editing. We have Panasonic, JVC, and Canon Cameras. Graphics utilize Photoshop (as if there is another!). Anthony also uses a lot of Digital Juice products, including Motion Designers Toolkit, Stacktraxx, and Videotraxx, though he enjoys creating animated graphics of his own.