Purchases of equipment, materials, products, supplies and services for the University are made competitively when possible or required by law. Performance, quality, suitability, delivery and service are factors considered when purchasing goods and services. All purchases are made according to Operational Support provisions and follow daily operations in any purchasing division. Finally, Administration and Data Management for reducing the cost of data storage coupled with access to mobile technology. Data administration or data resource management is an organizational function working in the areas of information systems and computing that plans, organizes, describes and controls data resources. Data resources are typically stored in databases under a database management system or other software such as electronic spreadsheets. In many small organizations, data administration is done occasionally or is a small part of the database administrator's job.