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University of Utah users should review the need for and terms of third-party applications, and request an institutional review if necessary, before granting them access to university resources and data.

In IT, a disaster is any event that seriously disrupts the systems the university depends on. Recovery is the planning and practice that gets those systems back up quickly. Here’s how campus IT and U of U Health are working together to build that capability.

The second annual University of Utah IT Rendezvous held September 15 drew nearly 200 IT staff from across the university — about half of them first-time attendees — for a day of keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions.

Interim Chief Information Officer Jake Johansen addressed the university’s ongoing modernization efforts during UIT’s All-Hands Meeting on September 15. The meeting closed with the presentation of the Kevin Taylor Memorial Service Award, now in its 11th year.

The University of Utah now offers a course on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Version 5, a modern digital product and service framework purpose-built for an AI-enabled world.

A team representing Information Technology Services (ITS) finished first in the 17th annual ITS-UIT golf tournament on September 10 at Rose Park Golf Course.

The Strategic Information Technology Committee, Architecture and New Technology Committee, and Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) met in September. The TLP and Enterprise Web Advisory Council will reconvene in October.

University IT staff recognized for their excellent work!

While UIT has played and will continue to play a critical role in three high-profile new construction projects, many significant IT changes ahead of the new semester were less visible — from expanding the U’s AI toolset to big strides in web accessibility.

Matthes says the best part of his job is working with people, solving their problems, and helping them make informed decisions about cybersecurity risk.