ITCP Weekly Update September 11 – 15 – 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 Saturday, September 16, between 8am and 12pm ET, Instructure (Canvas) will be performing a regularly scheduled monthly release in the IU Canvas instance, with new features and options.
Upcoming events
Tuesday, September 19
Infoshare – IT Training
2:30-3:30pm ET
Join this online infoshare from IT Training covering IT Training services for IT Pros and clients. Tom Mason will discuss the various opportunities available to IU constituents, how to access training resources, and how to request training on a specific topic. Please register for the infoshare in advance.
Monday, September 25 – Friday, September 29
EdCert course – CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) ($500)
8:30am-4:30pm ET
Register by September 18
This course covers the skills and expertise needed to maintain and optimize cloud infrastructure services. CompTIA Cloud+ reflects an emphasis on incorporating and managing cloud technologies as part of broader systems operations. Topics include configurations and deployment, security, management of cloud resources, troubleshooting capacity/automation/connectivity/security issues related to cloud implementations, and implementing and maintaining cloud technologies to ensure desired system performance. Aids in preparation for the CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-003 certification exam.
Thursday, September 28
Supercomputing For Everyone Series: Intro to High Performance Computing (HPC)
2-4:30pm ET
Register before September 25
This workshop introduces IU faculty, staff, and students to HPC and the resources UITS Research Technologies (RT) makes available to them at IU to empower their research. This hands-on course will cover the basics of using IU’s supercomputing systems, from logging-in to job creation and submission, as well as Research Desktop (RED).
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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
- Apple’s Security Update strongly recommended [September 11]
- Apple Office Hours – September 13 & 14 [September 12]
- Duo’s end of support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 [September 12]
- IU Health contact cards move to Azure Sync [September 13]
- Exchange mailboxes: Fixing the September 2023 changes to email forwarding [September 13]
- Reminder for Infoshare – IT Training – September 19 [September 14]
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…
Microsoft is deprecating its Translation feature in OneNote for Windows 10 this November, and they advise using the Translation feature in the OneNote app instead.
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.