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Before becoming a UIT associate director, Kim Tanner worked as a microsystems analyst, database engineer, manager for numerous IT infrastructure teams, and much more.

Craig Bennion, IT Service Management Process Support manager, said Udemy provides professional development opportunities that staff would otherwise seek out from other online platforms, conferences, or alternate off-site providers.

In 2019, the Network Services team focused on three fronts — network operations, engineering design and automation, and project coordination. Accomplishments include an upgrade of the TOAST platform and a migration of the Clinical Data Center firewall.

The Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC) met on January 9 and the Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) met on January 16. The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) met on January 21, and the IT Architecture and New Technology Committee (ANTC) met on January 27. EWAC will meet again on February 13. SITC will next meet on March 17. ANTC will reconvene on March 23.

UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.

Generally speaking, Account Executives handle the IT aspects of readying a remodeled building for use. Currently, the team is juggling more than 60 projects, which can take anywhere from a few months to more than a year, depending on scope.

Two of the U's computing testbeds — CloudLab, for cloud computing, and POWDER, for mobile and wireless networking — will tie into the nationwide FABRIC initiative, a high-speed network on which novel internet architectures can be tested.

The U has signed a five-year, campus-wide software agreement for Qualtrics CoreXM, an online survey tool for collecting and analyzing data for academic research, market research, customer satisfaction and loyalty, product and concept testing, employee evaluations, and website feedback.

When we share information on social media or shop online, we expect that our correspondence, posts, and even our shopping habits and purchases will remain confidential. That, however, may not always be the case. That's why it's important to be active participants in discussions and efforts regarding data privacy.

Don't panic, but do make a plan — that’s the message that Windows 7 users should heed before January 14, 2020, when Microsoft formally ends "extended support" — free patches for security issues and bugs — and leave unsupported PCs exposed to exploits.