ITCP Weekly Update March 25 – 29 – IT Community Partnerships

ITCP Weekly Update March 25 – 29 – A weekly digest from IT Community Partnerships of what our IT colleagues need to know

In today’s issue
Announcements
Upcoming events
Mailings
Resources
Did you know…

Announcements

No new announcements

Upcoming events

Thursday, April 4
Supercomputing For Everyone Series: Getting Started with Jetstream2
2-4:30pm ET
Registration required
This workshop targets researchers and educators, even those with no previous cloud computing experience. Attendees will hear an overview of Jetstream2 (including various examples and use cases), learn about the ACCESS ecosystem, and learn helpful tips and tricks. Hands-on activitities will include how to access Jetstream2 and how to access and launch VMs on it through the Exosphere interface.

Monday, April 8 – Friday, April 12
EdCert course – Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (AZ-801) ($350)
8:30am-4:30pm ET
Register by Apr 1
This course teaches IT Professionals to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. Topics covered include how to leverage the hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and how to secure Azure VMs running Windows Server. The course also teaches how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery.

Tuesday, April 16
IT Leadership Community Speaker Series – Unlocking the power of presentation: mastering the art of influence, confidence, and presenting with purpose!
2-3pm ET
In this presentation by Cathy Williams, we will explore the fundamental principles and strategies for delivering effective presentations, whether in one-on-one interactions or group settings. We discuss the importance of thorough preparation, including understanding your audience, defining clear objectives, and structuring your content for maximum impact. Teams meeting link and additional information are available at the event link.

Thursday, April 18
Supercomputing For Everyone Series: Quantum Computing
1-4:30pm ET
In person at IUB Cyberinfrastructure Building Wrubel Lobby and Online via Zoom
Registration required
This workshop provides a brief overview of Quantum Computing. A description of what it can and cannot do will be presented. Topics planned to be discussed include changes Quantum computing will make to the non-quantum, general high performance computing (HPC) community, and why a disparate collection of large corporations are investing huge sums of money into a product which, as yet, has delivered no return. Also included will be a description of competing hardware and a simple, hands-on quantum programming exercise to be run on a quantum computer emulator.

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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

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
On the IT Community Partnerships homepage, find the tools and support you need and connect with the IT community.

Did you know…
This year’s Statewide IT Conference is primarily an in-person event. Only the opening keynote by Jessica Barker MBE, the closing keynote by Rob Lowden, and our “AI in action” plenary session will be in-person and live streamed. The breakout sessions and in-depth workshops and trainings will be in person at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) unless otherwise noted. IU attendees must register to fully participate. Build your schedule now!

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