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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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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November 21, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Alexa Rivetti. Sharecase was a free, full-day IT conference and educational expo at UCSF’s Mission Bay Conference Center on October 12, 2017, with 822 staff, students, and faculty in attendance. The theme this year was “IT Ecosystem: Success through…
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October 11, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Do you have servers running under desks on your campus? We did! But UC Santa Cruz has found a way to provide technologists with both the resources of the Data Center, and the flexibility and agility of the cloud through…
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June 22, 2017 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UC Office of the President. There are a ton of reasons why one should register for the upcoming UC Computing Services Conference. However, here are a few of my favorites: It’s fun! Tucked…
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June 1, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 3
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. “It’s fun to have been part of all the changes that have taken place over the last twenty-seven years,” said Jill Hishmeh (pictured third from the left), Director of IT Communications at UCR….
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May 30, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Thirty-five leaders from campuses and medical centers joined the UC IT Leadership Academy at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business to discuss some of the most important issues facing them today. One of…
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May 25, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 2
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. If you check your email at all these days, then you’ve probably heard of Jessica Hilt amidst the flurry of UCCSC news. She is the technical outreach strategist for the University of California,…
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April 25, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Practicing good information security is easy! Learn how to keep your information safer in just thirty seconds, with the three simple security tips in the video below. Filmed on the 7th floor of…
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By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Did you know 149 years ago today, on March 23, 1868, the charter for what would become the University of California was enacted? UC was borne out…
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