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Figuring out how to comply with a new federal requirement was quite a puzzle

April 16, 2021

…e foreign influence. Manages ITS warehouse Nguyen was pulled in because he manages CommTech’s Materials Management & Logistics unit. MM&L includes the ITS warehouse, through which everything telecommunications infrastructure and equipment flows. Nguyen’s team is responsible for purchasing, inventory control, storage and handling, and managing outside labor contracts for ITS CommTech. A year earlier Nguyen and his team had cleaned up the warehouse…

What’s New in Research Computing

June 12, 2018

News Miyuki Hino uses Longleaf cluster to power flood research Posted 11 months ago Miyuki Hino is an assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and an adjunct assistant professor in the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her research examines the links between climate hazards, governance and public … Read more Spotlight on women in IT: Jenny Williams Posted 1 year ago Since she was a young girl,…

ITS Service Desk staffer provides support from a continent away

May 29, 2020

…or work. “With Javier working on another continent, I feel we are truly an international service desk,” said Christina Artis, a Service Desk manager. “We have always received calls from all over the world,” she said. “Now we can say we can take calls from all over the world. It is really comforting to know that our work is not confined to a place. We can work anywhere to provide excellent customer service and technical support.” No interruptions t…

Cybersecurity challenges require a mix of old and new solutionsΒ 

October 30, 2023

…uing some efforts and adding new solutions, the experts said. For one, the international community needs to enact regulatory agreements across borders so that cybercrime doesn’t pay. “Until it doesn’t pay, we’re not going make a dent in this problem,” Henry said. Part of the solution, the panelists said, is to incentivize companies to develop software that is more secure. On one hand, regulators could make software developers liable for vulnerabil…

John McGee named Research Computing AVC

June 20, 2022

…the design and implementation of software, services and infrastructure to manage research and operations of UNC-Chapel Hill’s High Throughput Sequencing Facility. This came after nine years at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), ending as Director of Cyberinfrastructure. His career extends to Senior Project manager and Co-Executive Director of the GRIDS Center at the University of Southern California and includes time in industry at Fetc…

Mechelle Clayton takes helm of Enterprise Applications

October 1, 2019

…hree decades, Calyton has held roles in which she supported, developed and managed the applications that support University operations as well as the teams that manage those applications. “Mechelle’s depth of experience with the vast and sundry organizations of the University, their characteristic functions, the applications that support them, and strong orientation to help and serve our partnering campus units, will be foundational as we consider…

ITS Annual Report highlights 2016-2017 accomplishments

November 20, 2017

…olina’s partnership with Adobe empowers the campus community to create and manage content with powerful, 21st century communication tools across platforms and in a secure way. More than 14,000 students and faculty members have activated licenses and use cases for Adobe CC span schools, disciplines and interest areas.” “Collaboration also happens behind the scenes, as we’ve experienced on a number of projects over the past year,” Kielt added. Upgra…

ITS Managed Desktop Services launches asset management

April 25, 2019

…ctions that I love was what attracted me to the position. What do you hope to accomplish in this position? I hope to help UNC ITS to define proper IT Asset Management standards and procedures, which can assist with managing IT spending. Why is asset management important? Effective IT Asset Management (ITAM) helps managers control IT costs by providing accurate data to support better decision-making processes. ITAM collects detailed inventory infor…

ITS assists Carolina Together program

November 23, 2021

…Systems Help Desk, the ITS Service Desk, ITS Digital Services, the Service Management Team, Enterprise Reporting & Analytics Director Rachel Serrano, Assistant Vice Chancellor Kate Hash and Matthew Mauzy, Emergency Response Technology Manager at ITS. Additional ITS groups have been supporting Carolina Together all along, including Enterprise Applications, Data & Reporting Environments & Application Middleware, ITS Global Systems and Cloud Architec…

Researcher Tim Weigand relies on Dogwood computing cluster

July 31, 2019

…puting usually provides for,” said Liam Greenwood, Research Computing’s IT Manager for Advanced Computing Infrastructure. “When Tim came to us with his problem, we were able to make a special temporary reservation of 48 dedicated servers with 2112 CPUs and nearly 25TB of memory.” Research Computing Administrator Jenny Williams has provided invaluable assistance to Weigand by tuning his workflow. This has enabled Weigand’s jobs to effectively utili…

ITS names first Director of Project Portfolio & Change Management

February 9, 2021

…nefits ITS and the University, Carpen said. Providing professional project management and change management expertise on projects will enable ITS to better prepare campus members and partners for change, improve project implementation, and deliver project benefits sooner and with less friction. Her team will provide its skill set to manage project planning and expectations, ensure projects have the appropriate resources, and figure out timelines a…

Adobe Creative Cloud launches for students

September 19, 2016

…olina’s partnership with Adobe empowers the campus community to create and manage content with these powerful tools across platforms and in a secure way. In addition to the licenses available for students and instructional faculty and staff, licenses are also available at a cost of just $20 per year for departmental purchases. The University is providing Adobe Creative Cloud to help empower students to advance from being a generation of digital co…