IT Update News from 09/2021

Staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires - August 2021

September 9, 2021

Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone, moved to a new role, or joined our organization in August. Welcome or congratulate your colleagues using Ycards , Yale’s digital...

Manager responsibilities, recent milestones, and more at Leadership Team Meeting

September 9, 2021

At the IT Leadership Team meeting, on July 28, the following highlights were shared:

Manager’s Role in Meeting Yale’s Health and Safety Requirements

Mark Manton shared that managers are responsible for supporting their employee’s compliance with Yale’s Vaccination Program. Comprehensive...

Success stories from the P4 Hiring Program and more at IT Leadership Team Meeting

September 9, 2021

The following updates were shared at the August 25 IT Leadership Team Meeting:

The Lux Project: Technology Plans

Renato Cayuela invited Robert Sanderson, Yale Library’s Cultural Heritage Metadata Project Director, to share recent progress on the Lux Project. In particular, Robert walked...

Join the IT Collaboration Services community on Teams

September 9, 2021

Join your IT colleagues on Teams to participate in group discussions where members can raise questions or discuss topics across the full range of services that the Collaboration Services team supports (Microsoft 365 services, G Suite Services, Zoom, Box, Mailman lists, Basecamp). The team is not...

YaleSites platform upgrade: Drupal 7 to Drupal 9

September 9, 2021
Summary Yale ITS is partnering with the Office of Public Affairs & Communications on a multi-year project to transition YaleSites , Yale’s web-publishing service, hosted on Drupal 7 to an upgraded version—Drupal 9. The upgrade will be available to all...

Google Cloud Platform now included as part of the Cloud Support service

September 9, 2021

In early 2021, ITS Cloud Engineering completed the initial configuration of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for low-risk data and began offering projects in Yale’s GCP organization to early adopters. GCP is now included as part of the Cloud Support service offering.

Cloud Support...

IT Academy - September 2021 training and events

September 9, 2021

Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series , recommended online training offerings,...

IT internship programs: A great experience for managers and participants alike

September 9, 2021

Yale offers various paid internship opportunities designed to help students interested in exploring careers in information technology (IT).

The key to a successful program is ensuring a valuable experience...

IT Enterprise Monitoring community

September 9, 2021

Enterprise Monitoring provides multiple tools and solutions to help monitor the availability and health of your systems and services. To help community members know what services are available and how to use these tools, we host multiple recurring meetings. Every Tuesday we run an Enablement...

IT leads the way to successful hybrid meetings

September 9, 2021

The team that keeps Yale connected is at it again. Yale IT staff are steadily assessing and developing recommendations to enhance the technology in meeting rooms across Yale’s campuses. Ensuring that meetings can be held successfully from any location is one of the many ways Yale IT has been...

Join us and up your cybersecurity awareness!

September 8, 2021

The Yale Cybersecurity Awareness Program is off to a great start. Thank you for building your awareness muscle by participating in our ongoing activities.

Ready to up your awareness in September? Join us for one or more of the...