By Dede Bruno. IT project managers from across UC came together for the first time on May 17, 2018, at UC Berkeley to attend the IT Project Management Symposium: Building Bridges and Cultivating Change. Coordination of the symposium was led…
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June 20, 2018 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Azra Ayers. With 20 years of military IT background, UCR’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) John Virden knows when to get in on the ground floor. So when UC CIO Tom Andriola and UC CISO David Rusting called for…
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June 20, 2018 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Alexa Rivetti. When one thinks of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the first thing that comes to mind may be the net neutrality debate. While an incredibly important issue, there are at least 250 other reasons for UC staff…
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June 13, 2018 All Articles, Feature Articles 2
By Tom Andriola. I have noticed IT people don’t particularly like high-level, fluffy discussions. They would rather hear specific use cases. So I am going to do both in this article, start with the use cases and then work up…
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The June 6 UC IT Town Hall was a must-watch event! Dr. Kyle Lewis, professor of Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara, spoke on the traits of effective teams and how to become a successful teammate. Dr. Lewis discussed…
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June 6, 2018 All Articles, Feature Articles 1
By Yvonne Tevis. Imagine you’re presenting your tech solution at a conference. You start to hear a buzz in the room. People are standing up, taking pictures of your slides. Everyone’s asking how they can get your product. A daydream?…
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June 6, 2018 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
Planning an IT event and want to get the word out? Looking for more learning opportunities, or need inspiration for an event on your campus? The UC IT Portal is the place for all UC IT events, from UCB’s…
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May 30, 2018 All Articles, Feature Articles 1
By Molly Greek and Vivian Khem. How often do you say, “This drives me crazy! Someone should fix it.”? Hey, how about you? All of us have ideas about how to improve things. We see processes that should get fixed,…
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May 30, 2018 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
Join other UC IT professionals at the UC ANR Lean IT Foundation Training, June 25 – 26, 2018. This training will focus on both Lean IT and Six Sigma practices and will develop your ability to assess business processes so…
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May 23, 2018 All Articles, Feature Articles 1
By Yvonne Tevis and Alexa Rivetti. The fifth biannual UC Cyber Security Summit was held in a hay barn. At UC Santa Cruz, nearly 130 University of California personnel gathered in the lovely restored Cowell Ranch Hay Barn on…
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