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7 UC Campuses to Use Conflict of Commitment System

UC Tech News February 6, 2019 All Articles, Feature ArticlesBen Nathan, Chrissy Forte, CIO, collaboration, Tom Andriola, UC Los Angeles, UC OATS, UCLA Health 0

By Ben Nathan. DGIT, the information technology (IT) office for the UCLA health sciences schools, is the technical partner behind the launch of the University of California (UC) Outside Activity Tracking System. Known as OATS, this is a web-based conflict of commitment platform that DGIT created in partnership with teams across UC. …
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What Can You Do for Accessibility? Take the New Online Training

UC Tech News February 6, 2019 All ArticlesAccessibility, innovation, UCOP, webinar, Yvonne Tevis 0

Accessibility graphic, clouds, wheelchair, eyeball on blue background

By Yvonne Tevis. Imagine if you were blocked from using the Internet – no websites, no shopping, no apps, no Uber… How frustrating would that be? How would you get anything done? That’s the experience people with disabilities can have….
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UCTech 2019: Call for Proposals

UC Tech News February 6, 2019 All ArticlesEvents, UC Santa Barbara, UCCSC, UCSB, UCTech, UCTech 2019 0

The 2019 UCTech Conference (formerly known as UCCSC) will take place at UC Santa Barbara, July 15-17! Session proposal submissions are now open. This year’s theme is “IT Uncorked – Unleashing the potential of our IT ingenuity” and the program…
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UC’s Learning Data Privacy Principles Gaining National Attention

UC Tech News January 30, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articlescollaboration, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Information Security, Jim Phillips, Jim Williamson, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA, UCSC 1

By Jim Phillips and Jim Williamson. Our campuses are awash in data, and there are many initiatives underway to capture, store, and use that data for analysis, predictions, and, in some cases, prescriptive action(s) based on those predictions. When an…
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UCOP Gets Agile!

UC Tech News January 30, 2019 All ArticlesAgile, collaboration, Infrastructure, innovation, Sean Beld, UCOP 2

By Sean Beld. This fall, over seventy-five UCOP IT employees attended Scrum training sessions led by Trail Ridge Consulting. Separate training sessions were held for managers so they could learn about Scrum and how to foster a supportive environment…
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Save the Date: Feb. 20 UC IT Town Hall

UC Tech News January 30, 2019 All Articlescollaboration, Events, Matt Hall, Molly Greek, Tom Andriola, UC CIO, UC IT Town Hall 0

Join the next quarterly UC IT Town Hall by Zoom: Date: February 20, 2019 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/5109870405 Or call: +1 408 638 0968, Meeting ID: 510 987 0405 Agenda Welcome. Tom Andriola, UC System CIO…
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UC and Cisco Enter Long-Term Partnership for Innovation

UC Tech News January 23, 2019 All Articles, Feature ArticlesCisco, collaboration, Cybersecurity, Information Security, innovation, Procurement 0

By Yvonne Tevis. In April 2018, the University of California and Cisco signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement, formally recognizing an informal relationship of twenty-years’ standing, and committing to innovative programs for mutual benefit. The partnership is an offshoot of…
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Recording Available for Cisco Products Portfolio Webinar

UC Tech News January 23, 2019 All ArticlesCisco, collaboration, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Procurement, webinar 0

Did you miss the December 12 webinar on the Cisco Products Portfolio and UC’s contract with Cisco? The recording is available and captioned. You don’t have to commit to the full 90 minutes! Check the agenda for the products…
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Proposals Sought for Information Security Symposium

UC Tech News January 23, 2019 All ArticlesBill Buchanan, Information Security, Information Security Symposium, UC Davis 0

Audience gathering in the Mondavi for the keynote speech at the 2017 symposium.

By Bill Buchanan The Information Security Symposium at UC Davis, a popular and low-cost source of ideas, new information, and networking for UC security and compliance professionals, is now accepting proposals for the 2019 conference. The event will take place…
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