ITCP Weekly Update January 17 – January 20 – 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
On January 21, between 8am and 12pm ET, Instructure (Canvas) will be performing a regularly scheduled monthly release to the IU Canvas instance.
Upcoming events
Tuesday, January 24
Infoshare – MS Teams Telephony Migration
2-3pm ET
Join Adam Sweeny for details on the upcoming Microsoft Teams telephony migration.
Wednesday, January 25
Conversations on Leadership: Stop wasting time – Run effective meetings
1-2pm ET
Are you tired of running or attending ineffective meetings? Do you want more engagement in your meetings? IT Leadership Community invites you to join this session to discuss a variety of strategies to conduct more effective meetings, including defining the purpose and outcomes of your meetings, being clear about who should attend the meeting, assigning homework and roles, and strategies to make your meetings more inclusive.
Some pre-work required.
Tuesday, January 31
Infoshare – Google Shared Drive Purchasing
1-2pm ET
Join Justin Zemlyak for an infoshare on the process to pay for Google Shared Drive storage in Google at IU, including a general update along with a walkthrough of the process to make a storage purchase.
Monday, February 6 – Friday, February 10
EdCert course – CompTIA Network+ (Exam N10-008) ($500)
9am-4pm ET Register by February 1
CompTIA Network+ covers the essential knowledge and skills for configuration, management, and troubleshooting of common wired and wireless network devices. Ensures IT professionals can design and implement functional networks, identify benefits and drawbacks of existing network configurations, configure/manage/maintain essential network devices, use devices such as switches and routers to segment network traffic and create resilient networks, and implement network security, standards, and protocols. Also included are emerging technologies such as unified communications, mobile, cloud, and virtualization technologies. This course assists in the preparation for the CompTIA Network+ certification exam (N10-008).
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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
- IE desktop app disabled – February 14 [January 17]
- Google Coffee Hours Resume [January 17]
- Infoshare Invite – Google Shared Drive Purchases – January 31 [January 18]
- Infoshare Reminder – MS Teams Telephony Migration – January 24 [January 19]
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…
A wide variety of topics are available from UITS IT Training catalog of online courses. Offerings include Research Computing, Accessibility, IU Services, and more. Explore their upcoming events for a sampler.
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.