Think back to the year 2000. After recalling the Y2K bug, do you remember the type of cellular phone that you used? The chances are good that you were using either a Nokia or an early version of a Blackberry. For some locations on the Yale University campus, telephones are from the same vintage...
IT Update News from 03/2021
Possible action required - Test applications in preparation for Shibboleth change on April 18
IT virtual Town Hall recap - March 5, 2021
Workplace Survey Initiatives update - March 18, 2021
The ITS Leadership Team and the ITS Climate, Culture, and Inclusion (CCI) Task Force continue to make workplace improvements through the nine separate initiatives derived from the...
Taking a giant leap forward in sharing Yale's collections with the world
Yale’s museums are amongst the oldest and largest university museums globally, with a mission to advance academic scholarship at Yale and beyond. The museums have close to two million digitized objects that make up their collections. Ensuring that these images are available via the web is...
MSS Roadshow update & MSS 301 coming soon
Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in both MSS 101 and MSS 201 classes. MSS 201 wrapped up in early February with 280 participants. To date, the total attendance is over 750 people for the two courses. These courses are part of the MSS...
Get trained on the new way to keep Yale IT Systems secure
On Monday, March 8, Yale’s Information Security Office introduced a new process. The Security Planning Assessment (SPA) is the new way to ensure the security of Yale IT Systems. The SPA process replaced the existing Security Design Review (SDR) process. The new process advances an ITS goal...
Skill up - Learn to use Python on the Yale HPC Clusters with this free training workshop
In collaboration with the Data Science in the Neurosciences study group, this Yale Center for Research Computing workshop on Using Python on the Yale Clusters will cover how to get GPUs, set up an environment on Yale’s High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, and run Python and Jupyter...
NGN project update
With the successful completion of five pilot buildings last December, the NGN team is now actively working to transition buildings throughout the Medical Campus. Following the Medical Campus, the team will move to West Campus and then northward from the Medical Campus. We expect the full NGN...
ServiceNow launches system status subscription service and enhanced functionality for requests
The Service Management team has been busy developing new tools to help you get your work done. These include a new system status subscription service and enhanced functionality for requests.
System Status Subscription ServiceYou can now say up to date on planned and unplanned outages...
Yale's 10,000-mile Fiber Backbone
While many of us don’t think about how data travels across the Yale network, one team focuses on making sure it does. The Wired Infrastructure team manages o ver 10,000 miles of cable connecting over 350 buildings and 1300 closets through Yale’s Fiber Backbone.
The Fiber...
Yale Library's approach to IT decision-making and more at IT Leadership Team meeting
The IT Leadership Team met on March 4 and discussed the following topics:
IT Portfolio Planning at the Yale Libraries Journey to a Mature QA Testing Practice The Yale Mobile App Store The Next Generation...Rating and Rewarding: The next "season" in ITS Performance Management
By early February, all ITS team members should have given or received their mid-year reviews. For M&P staff, reviews inform merit or salary recommendations, while Local 34 team members’ increases are established within their contract.
As we begin the “Spring” Rating/Rewarding phase...
IT Academy - March 2021
Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series , recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth...
Staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires - February 2021
Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone, moved to a new role, or joined our organization in February. Welcome or congratulate your colleagues using Ycards , Yale’s digital...
Scheduled maintenance - Antivirus (Cylance) upgrade - March 11 - March 18
Set your project up for success, before you even start
Have you encountered a surprise software bug or unexpected downtime of an application? Have you ever wished for help proactively identifying issues before they bubble up and cause problems? The ITS Quality Assurance (QA) & Testing team is here to help with incorporating QA Testing into your...
Security Planning Assessment replaces Security Design Review process on March 8
On Monday, March 8, Yale’s Information Security Office is introducing a new process. The Security Planning Assessment (SPA) is the new way to ensure the security of Yale IT Systems. The SPA process will replace the existing Security Design Review (SDR) process. The new process advances an...