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Integrating compute equipment reduces demand for space and power

February 3, 2015

Infrastructure & Operations is implementing a new compute solution to host virtual servers. Information Technology Services I&O hosts about 1,000 virtual servers and that number is expected to grow dramatically. The new solution consolidates servers, storage and networking into a … Read more

Priscilla Alden: Favorite part of job was the people

January 29, 2015

Priscilla Alden retires January 30 after 9 ½ years as Assistant Vice Chancellor for User Support & Engagement at Information Technology Services and after 15 years overall with UNC-Chapel Hill. That’s longer than any of the ITS leadership team has … Read more

Faces of ITS: Gogan on changing technology and quality service

January 28, 2015

Jim Gogan Title: Interim Director of Communication Technologies at Information Technology Services Professional: Has worked for UNC-Chapel Hill for 38 years, including 28 years with ITS and other University central computing operations that predated ITS A few weeks into his … Read more

Faces of ITS: Jim Gogan on what he does and why he loves it

January 27, 2015

Jim Gogan Title: Interim Director of Communication Technologies at Information Technology Services Personal: Lives in Carrboro with his wife, Harlene, who works part-time for the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Daughter, Maureen, attends UNC-Charlotte. Education: Bachelor’s in political science … Read more

CloudApps service provides quick-start for Web application development

January 22, 2015

When the ITS Middleware Services team rolled out Carolina CloudApps on October 20, campus users expressed excitement that ITS provided a managed platform for developing Web applications. The Carolina CloudApps platform allows campus faculty, staff and students to request development containers via … Read more

Stan Waddell offers 7 technology resolutions

January 20, 2015

As we entered into 2015, you most likely made some resolutions about getting more exercise and eating more healthfully. But did you also set some technology resolutions for yourself? Stan Waddell, Assistant Vice Chancellor for IT Infrastructure and CTO at … Read more

A Look at 2015: Frances Dykstra talks ConnectCarolina

January 15, 2015

  Some 100-plus days have passed since ConnectCarolina went live on October 1. Frances Dykstra, Assistant Vice Chancellor for ITS Enterprise Applications, led the tremendous University-wide effort to develop finance and human resources/payroll modules to enable the campus to benefit … Read more

Carolina introduces voicemail-via-email

January 13, 2015

Since UNC-Chapel Hill started providing the service last summer, some 400 campus phone customers have opted to add a feature that enables them to receive audio voicemail messages via email. ITS began offering unified messaging as a convenience to campus … Read more