By Yvonne Tevis. To slow the spread of COVID-19, UC staff are working from home and classes are going online. Demand for remote work tools has skyrocketed. “I should have bought stock in Zoom” is a common refrain. Fortunately, the…
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By Jeané Blunt. The first few days of working from home were great. I got to wear my flannel pajama pants, snuggle with my dog on my lunch break, and ditch the morning commute. Well, now I’m a few weeks into…
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December 18, 2019 All Articles 0
By Yvonne Tevis. This is the story of how three UC employees – from three separate campuses – got what they wanted because they worked together. What did they want? As process improvement people, they wanted tools. Specifically, a tool…
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December 11, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Thomas Trappler. Since 2013, the UC wide agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Agreement# UCOP-19) has made AWS products available for use under terms and conditions aligned with UC’s needs, policy, and the law. Effective October 1, 2019,…
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October 30, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By David Rusting. As I reflect on UC’s journey managing cyber-risk, particularly over the past four years, I’m proud of our collective accomplishments. Two weeks ago, I was able to share UC’s approach, experiences, and lessons’ learned with higher education…
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September 25, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Judy Thai. In November 2018, over 217,000 high school and transfer students submitted undergraduate applications to the University of California. 75,000 of them submitted their applications on the last day — and 11,000 in the last hour. That’s a…
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July 24, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Yvonne Tevis. About one year ago, UC struck amazing deals with IT infrastructure companies – deals that likely will save the university up to $16M a year for five years. It’s true, UC Procurement rocks negotiation. But UC also…
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May 22, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Thomas Trappler. A new systemwide agreement for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is now available, in addition to a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for both GCP and G-Suite for Education. Here’s what you need to know. What is GCP?…
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February 6, 2019 All Articles 0
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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January 30, 2019 All Articles 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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