IT Update News from 10/2021

New: Microsoft 365 support page

October 14, 2021

ITS has introduced a new Microsoft 365 support page to help you utilize the full capability of the Microsoft 365 tools and applications so you can work smarter and get more done...

Staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires - September 2021

October 14, 2021

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

IT Academy - October 2021

October 14, 2021

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

More options to skill up: Exam prep, learning events, and training for FY22

October 14, 2021

We invite Yale faculty and staff to participate in Microsoft’s Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI). ESI is Microsoft’s FY22 offering to help sharpen your technical skills in:

Microsoft 365 Microsoft Azure Microsoft Power Platform Microsoft Security

Within the ESI Learner Experience Portal...

The Cultural Heritage Project – Improving access to Yale’s collections

October 14, 2021

The Cultural Heritage Project, CUL200 – Improving access to Yale’s collections, is an innovative project supporting the Cultural Heritage pillar. The primary objective of the project is to bring together the collections of Yale’s main collecting organizations (Yale Center for British Art, Yale...

ITS Balanced Scorecard training

October 14, 2021

A new training module for the FY22 ITS Balanced Scorecard is live in TMS. This course was developed in support of our FY22 balanced scorecard goals and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.The rollout of this training is aligned to coincide with FY22 goal-setting, which should now be...

Upcoming changes to the amount of time Yale will retain Zoom recordings

October 14, 2021

Important changes are being made to the amount of time Yale will retain Zoom recordings. Please take the appropriate actions now to ensure you retain access to your critical recordings. The IT support teams are here to assist as you take the steps to extend retention of your Zoom cloud...

The benefits of Agile, new Procurement portal, and more at IT Leadership Team meeting

October 14, 2021

The IT Leadership Team met on September 29 and discussed the following topics.

Procurement Intake Portal

Ed Frey announced that a new Procurement Intake Portal launched on Tuesday, September 28. The Portal acts as Procurement’s “version of ServiceNow—a vehicle to request all...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Do your part. Be cybersmart.

October 13, 2021

We all know that cybersecurity risk is increasing worldwide at a rapid pace. It poses a growing threat to the work we do across Yale. But did you know that your small steps can protect Yale’s big mission? By working together, we have the power to make a big difference in keeping Yale safe...