ITCP Weekly Update July 10 – 14 – A weekly digest from IT Community Partnerships of what IT Pros need to know
In today’s issue
Announcements
Upcoming events
Mailings
Resources for IT Pros
Did you know…
Announcements
Following our message on moving MAC registrations from MAS to Clearpass, we can clarify that this is only happening for the Bloomington residence halls as well as all IU Indianapolis buildings this summer.
Upcoming events
Tuesday, July 18
IU Digital Strategy Initiative (DSI) Town Hall
2-3pm ET
The IU DSI team is reaching out to owners of websites that need urgent work to remediate issues and will be hosting a town hall to provide more information and answer questions about this directive. Please join us, and feel free to invite or forward this information along to anyone who may need to be involved. https://iu.zoom.us/j/83435442659
Wednesday, July 19
ITLC Workshop: Let’s Get Accessible: Tactics for Inclusive Presentations
2-3pm ET
Jen Pacenza gives tactics for creating more accessible and inclusive presentations:
- Creating more accessible visuals
- Adding effective and inclusive video or audio to your presentation
- Having a more accessible personal presentation style
- And other tips and tricks
Monday, July 24 – Friday, July 28
EdCert course – CompTIA A+ CySA+ (Exam CS0-003) ($500)
8:30am-4:30pm ET
Register by July 17
The CompTIA CySA+ course covers the duties of cybersecurity analysts who are responsible for monitoring and detecting security incidents in information systems and networks, and for executing a proper response to such incidents. The course introduces tools and tactics to manage cybersecurity risks, identify various types of common threats, evaluate the organization’s security, collect and analyze cybersecurity intelligence, and handle incidents as they occur. This course assists in the preparation for the CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 certification exam.
Wednesday, August 9 – Thursday, August 10
EdCert course – Querying Data with Microsoft Transact-SQL (DP-080) ($350)
8:30am-4:30pm ET
Register by August 1
This new 2-day course will teach the basics of Microsoft’s dialect of the standard SQL language: Transact-SQL. Topics include both querying and modifying data in relational databases that are hosted in Microsoft SQL Server-based database systems, including: Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and, Azure Synapse Analytics. This course can be valuable for anyone who needs to write basic SQL or Transact-SQL queries. This includes anyone working with data as a data analyst, a data engineer, a data scientist, a database administrator or a database developer, as well as those peripherally involved with data.
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Learn about and register for upcoming trainings, infoshares, coffee hours, and more. Visit the ITCP calendar for the full list of events currently scheduled. Find recordings of previous infoshares by logging into the ITCP Kaltura page.
Mailings
- Support for Duo Verified Push [July 10]
- UITS Networks – MAC Authentication Changes [July 10]
- Apple Office Hours – July 12 & 13 [July 10]
- Microsoft Teams: Button to create a team [July 11]
- Exchange mailboxes: Exceptions to Batch 2 [July 11]
- Urgent: Website remediation and Digital Strategy Initiative progress update [July 11]
- SMTP host security measure change – August 1 [July 13]
Stay current on the latest service changes, security concerns, and information sharing events. Visit the ITCP blog for a searchable archive of ITCP mailings.
Resources for IT Pros
On the IT Community Partnerships homepage, find the tools and support you need and connect with the IT community.
Did you know…
To assist in the website remediation project, the IU Digital Strategy Initiative Team will also host online office hours 3–4pm ET each Wednesday, July 26–August 30.
IT Community Partnerships (ITCP) supports IT professionals at Indiana University through timely communications of important IT information, opportunities to connect with the IT community, and data resources to aid in decision-making for their unit or service.