Cambridge IT managers talk virtualisation, cloud

Last week saw the second College IT Conference, an annual get-together of the IT teams that manage the residential colleges at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford.

Although representatives from Cambridge dominated in terms of numbers (the organisers work for that university), this year's conference — held at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxfordshire (pictured) — was a chance for college IT managers from the rival universities to discuss the common issues that they face in running systems for thousands of students in residence.

ZDNet UK was at the conference, held on Friday, to get delegates' views on hot topics such as virtualisation, cloud computing and the challenges posed by a new generation of tech-savvy students.