IT Update

ServiceNow platform to be upgraded in December

October 13, 2022

The Service Now Development and Support team plans to upgrade the ServiceNow platform to the newest version, Tokyo, in the December timeframe.

The Tokyo version boasts a brand-new modern interface. You will still have all the dynamic functionality you have come to rely on, with the added...

YaleSites Upgrade project status – Fall 2022

October 12, 2022
Summary

As previously announced , Yale ITS and the Office of Public Affairs and Communication are upgrading YaleSites, Yale’s web-publishing service. This...

Yale ITS to launch Field Service Management (FSM) application within ServiceNow

September 21, 2022

In November 2022, Yale ITS will launch the Field Service Management (FSM) application within ServiceNow for the Distributed Support Providers, Telecom, Audio & Visual Support, and the Student Technology teams.

This application will help technicians manage work tasks performed in various...

Yale Cybersecurity Awareness Program updates

September 15, 2022
Do you know how to protect your data? Explore the Know Your Risk Toolkit

We all access data–both at home and on campus–but we don’t always consider how well we’re protecting it.

Do you ever think about what and how much data you have and share online? Do you know how to...

Yale Cybersecurity Awareness Program updates

September 15, 2022
Do you know how to protect your data? Explore the Know Your Risk Toolkit

We all access data–both at home and on campus–but we don’t always consider how well we’re protecting it.

Do you ever think about what and how much data you have and share online? Do you know how to...

IT Academy Training & Events (September 2022)

September 15, 2022

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

September 2022 - ITS staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires

September 15, 2022

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...

FY23 goals unveiled and other updates shared at September IT LT meeting

September 15, 2022

Highlights from the IT Leadership Team meeting hosted on September 7 included:

IT Job Family Redesign pilot

Blanche Temple updated the group on the status of the Pilot, including:

A meeting with the University Labor Relations team will be held in September to begin planning for ITS...

Budgeting for Yale’s IT needs

September 15, 2022

As in past years, our FY23 Budget proposal remains focused on meeting the diverse and evolving needs of the Yale community. There are good signs that the time we have spent over the last five years building our current foundation has transformed ITS into a more resilient and reliable unit that...

August 2022 - ITS staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires

August 11, 2022

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

Welcome new Early Career Development Program participants!

August 11, 2022

IT welcomed four new staff hires into the Wolson Early Career Development Program on July 5. The program, now in its tenth year, recruits recent grads to partake in three 6-month rotations throughout different areas of IT. To date, the program has successfully hired over 20 participants into...

Yale Cybersecurity Awareness Turns One

August 11, 2022

It’s hard to believe it has been a year since we launched Yale’s first-ever Cybersecurity Awareness program. Thank you for joining us during our inaugural year. We appreciate your participation, engagement, and enthusiasm for cybersecurity awareness.

Over the last year we:

Launched...

Updates on JF Redesign, Software Library, YaleSites, and more at August IT LT Meeting

August 11, 2022

John kicked off the meeting by thanking the team for their contributions to the July 14 strategy session and mentioned that the results of those discussions would support the forthcoming FY23-28 strategy.

The following topics were discussed at the July 27 IT Leadership team meeting:...

Resetting IT’s Strategy for Fiscal Year 2023-2027

August 11, 2022

In preparation for the end of the FY18-FY22 IT strategy, IT leaders have been busily recalibrating for the next five years. Through a combination of meetings with individuals across the University, a campus-wide survey, insights from the IT Leadership Council, and a retreat with IT Staff,...

IT Academy upcoming training and events - August 2022

August 11, 2022

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

Another Successful Summer with our IT College Interns

August 11, 2022

Yale IT welcomed 19 college students to intern across various teams this summer. The IT Summer College Program has seen over 150 interns gain professional and technical skills in the past nine years and has made tremendous gains in building a career pipeline in the Early Career Rotational and...

Valimail protection for bulk yale.edu email

July 14, 2022
Summary On Monday, August 15, 2022, Yale will enable services offered by Valimail to improve mail security, reduce spam, and ensure mail delivery for legitimate Yale mail...

MIM process changes coming Friday, July 29

July 14, 2022

The IT Service Management team will introduce newly designed Problem Management and Major Incident Processes on Friday July 29.

The newly designed processes will streamline and automate many of the cumbersome manual tasks associated with the Major Incident Process and introduce the...

IT Academy upcoming training and events

July 14, 2022

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

Basecamp to be discontinued at Yale on Monday, September 1, 2022

July 14, 2022
Summary

Basecamp will be discontinued as an ITS service offering on Monday, September 1 . Basecamp has seen declining usage at Yale, and its administrative tooling has...

New Graduate Student Funding Process Goes Live on Tuesday, July 19

July 14, 2022

On Tuesday, July 19, at 9:00 a.m., Yale will transition to the new Graduate Student Funding (GSF) process using Banner, Workday, and a Data Mart for Graduate School payment transaction execution and Power BI for reporting. Training is underway. Impacted stakeholders will receive further...

July 2022 ITS staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires

July 14, 2022

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

IT’s forthcoming strategic plan and QA testing maturity – IT Leadership Team meeting recap

July 14, 2022

The IT Leadership Team met on June 29 and discussed the following topics:

IT strategic panning

John kicked off the discussion by thanking the team for everything they’ve achieved in their last five-year strategic plan (2018-2022). With those successes underway, it is time to reset and...

IT Update - Basecamp service discontinued as of Thursday, September 1, 2022

July 13, 2022
Summary

Basecamp will be discontinued as an ITS service offering on Thursday, September 1 . Basecamp has seen declining usage at Yale, and its administrative tooling...

New Graduate Student Funding process goes live on Tuesday, July 19

July 13, 2022

On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 9:00 AM , Yale will transition to the new Graduate Student Funding (GSF) process using Banner, Workday, and a data mart for graduate school payment transaction execution. The new system uses Power BI for reporting. Training is underway. Impacted...

Dropbox individual cloud storage platform now available to Yale departments

July 13, 2022

Dropbox is an individual cloud storage platform now available to departments as a subscription service through ITS. Dropbox is approved for low-risk data and allows collaboration between those at Yale and external collaborators using the Dropbox platform.

The Dropbox subscription...

IT Academy - Training & Events (June 2022)

June 9, 2022

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

Office of Facilities replacing FAMIS with AssetWorks – July 1, 2022

June 9, 2022
Summary

Yale’s Office of Facilities will replace its current management system (FAMIS) with AssetWorks for asset management, billing, procurement, work order, and maintenance processes for Yale’s more than 300 buildings on...

A productive year for IT

June 9, 2022

Despite the addition of pandemic-related work, the 2021-2022 academic year was highly productive, with a particular focus on service quality and strengthening our position as a workplace of choice. I hope you will agree that it’s very gratifying to see this representation of what has been...

Preparing for the Job Family Redesign, Improved Processes and Forms, and more at the May IT LT meeting

June 9, 2022

The IT Leadership Team met on May 25 to discuss the following topics:

Preparing for the Job Family Redesign

Blanche Temple shared recent updates on the Job Family Redesign pilot. In particular, she mentioned that a full timeline of upcoming activities is now available on a dedicated...

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