During a recent U town hall, CIO Steve Hess addressed the IT security issues that come with telecommuting, including concerns about data privacy and work on personal devices. He urged employees (and students) to review and follow university IT regulations.
Scott Lloyd manages the Campus Help Desk and Operators team in the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) organization. The busy 12-person desk – five full-time staff and seven part-time student employees — answered approximately 50,000 calls and 10,000 emails in 2020.
Starting Tuesday, June 1, 2021, UIT will begin to gradually migrate all University of Utah and University of Utah Health faculty and staff UMail accounts from Microsoft Exchange Server (hosted on campus) to Microsoft Exchange Online (hosted online by Microsoft infrastructure).
UIT is pleased to announce that John Penrose has been named the associate director for UIT’s Project Management Office (PMO). He replaces Jill Brinton, who is in the process of transitioning to retirement.
Swain, who has served as interim associate director since December 2020, brings more than 11 years of leadership experience and 15 years of experience in international education to the position.
IT leaders are issuing a final reminder that the University of Utah’s extended Oracle Java subscription license expired on Friday, May 22, 2021, and will not be renewed. System administrators who haven’t yet identified and migrated tools and systems that rely on Oracle Java must immediately address this issue.
The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) reconvened on May 11. The Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) met on May 19. The Architecture and New Technology Committee (ANTC) regrouped on May 24. The Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC) will meet on June 10. TLP will meet again on June 11. SITC will reconvene on July 13. ANTC will regroup on July 26.
UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.
Barb Iannucci, who grew up 5 minutes away from the Park Building and graduated from the U's computer science program, said she was drawn to a career here because she had become attached to the interesting people and the vibrancy of campus.
Starting in May, UIT will begin two major IT infrastructure projects to modernize the university’s communication technology and better meet the needs of those working, learning, and teaching remotely.
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