When the main power supply to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus fails, each campus building has a battery in a large, black box that automatically kicks in, preventing power blips and outages — at least as long as the juice in … Read more
Now on the job for two months at Information Technology Services, Assistant Vice Chancellor Dennis Schmidt said he’s been impressed by the professionalism of the ITS staff, pleased by the level of coordination among the ITS groups and touched by … Read more
Thao Nghi Bui, Learning Technologies Administrator with ITS Teaching & Learning, shares her experience attending her first UNC Cause. As a first-time UNC Causer, I appreciated the opportunity to network with our fellow IT colleagues from the UNC System and … Read more
At the 2015 UNC Cause, Morgon Haskell, Support Specialist with ITS Teaching & Learning, led a session about the lifecycle of integrating non-native applications with the Sakai learning environment. In this guest blog post, Haskell shares some highlights. As richer … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill’s network has reached the 20-year milestone. Attendees of the CTC Retreat in October celebrated the anniversary with cake as well as a trip down memory lane via Jim Gogan, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Communication Technologies at Information Technology … Read more
The 2015 ITS Annual Report is an interactive, multimedia-rich publication designed for digital consumption. The report is the result of a collaboration between ITS and UNC Creative and utilizes the latest Adobe Digital Publishing Solutions. Known more commonly as DPS, … Read more
Creepy took the prize. In a contest promoting cyber security, UNC-Chapel Hill Information Technology Services has awarded the top prize to four University seniors who created a creepy video that warns against using geotags in social media. ITS created the … Read more
Information Technology Services wrapped up National Cyber Security Awareness Month on Friday, October 30, in the Pit with food, fun and factoids about online safety. Gummi fish galore and 72 bags of goldfish crackers do count as food, right? Tim … Read more
The 2015 IT Award winners, who were announced last week at the CTC Retreat, left to right, on the front row are Patrick Murphy, Benjamin Davis, Lewis Binkowski, Corey Sanders, Paul Lamontagne and Morgon Haskell. On the back row, left … Read more
National Cyber Security Awareness Month is coming to a close, but you are going to continue to beef up your efforts to protect your digital security and privacy, right? Throughout October, ITS News has shared tips, resources and insights on … Read more
Carolina Technology Consultants’ annual Retreat and IT Awards on October 22 brought together a couple hundred of UNC-Chapel Hill’s information technology professionals for a day of learning, networking, recognizing outstanding achievement and celebrating the 20th anniversary of the campus network. … Read more
In a guest post for National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Tim Cline, Information Security Specialist with Information Technology Services, explains why anti-virus software isn’t the be-all and end-all solution and he shares other ways to defend yourself against online threats. … Read more
