For March, ITS News is highlighting the work of the Research Computing unit of Information Technology Services. During the month, you’ll learn about Senior Computational Scientist Shubin Liu and his contributions for the past five years to the first phase … Read more

As February comes to a close, ITS News wraps up two months packed full of news about comings and goings, technology resolutions and the many activities of the Infrastructure & Operations and the Communication Technologies groups at Information Technology Services. … Read more

If you have worked in information technology for a few decades like Jim Gogan, you’ve seen many wondrous advances in the industry as well as some wrong turns and absolute flops. So what technological advancement that could benefit his work … Read more

Discussions abound these days about The Internet of Things—this interconnection of all our gadgets, appliances and computing devices that can share information. Those conversations, though, usually have to do with consumer privacy and business security issues or future marketing opportunities … Read more

Leveraging a new source of sustainable funding, Information Technology Services is upgrading the core network that carries voice and data across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. This network refurbishment entails replacing outdated switches, improving in-building wiring and ensuring a more robust, … Read more

This year Information Technology Services will decommission the University’s mainframe after a decade-long goodbye and a major cultural shift for the employees who have operated it. For a time, the mainframe was the only computer doing all the business work … Read more

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 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

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

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

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

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