Read about some of the remarkable women in IT at UC. Compiled by members of the UC Women in Technology Committee, this list – installment one of three – is just a sampling of the range of accomplishments that…
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February 26, 2020 All Articles 0
In today’s hot technology job market, CIOs at the University of California (UC) face challenges recruiting and retaining information technology staff, and often encounter legacy rules around contemporary work practices – such as telecommuting and remote work. For this reason,…
Read more about CIOs Endorse Alternative Work Arrangements
December 11, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Thomas Trappler. Since 2013, the UC wide agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Agreement# UCOP-19) has made AWS products available for use under terms and conditions aligned with UC’s needs, policy, and the law.
Effective October 1, 2019,…
Read more about UC Gets Discount for Amazon Web Services
October 30, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By David Rusting. As I reflect on UC’s journey managing cyber-risk, particularly over the past four years, I’m proud of our collective accomplishments. Two weeks ago, I was able to share UC’s approach, experiences, and lessons’ learned with higher education…
Read more about Lessons from a Cyber Attack: How UC Found Strength in Adversity
September 25, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Judy Thai. In November 2018, over 217,000 high school and transfer students submitted undergraduate applications to the University of California. 75,000 of them submitted their applications on the last day — and 11,000 in the last hour.
That’s a…
Read more about Redesigning the UC Undergraduate Application – with Students in Mind
July 24, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Yvonne Tevis.
About one year ago, UC struck amazing deals with IT infrastructure companies – deals that likely will save the university up to $16M a year for five years.
It’s true, UC Procurement rocks negotiation.
But UC also…
Read more about Backstage: How UC Got the IT Infrastructure Deals
July 10, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Shohreh Bozorgmehri. This 2018-2019 fiscal year, I was honored to serve as chair of the systemwide Educational Technology Leadership Committee (ETLC). The ETLC is a committee of the Information Technology Leadership Council (ITLC), with direct involvement and support from…
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Have you heard? You can now search for jobs through the UC IT Blog!
Just click the “Jobs” tab at the top of this page. You will find a featured job posting, as well as a link to jobs at…
Read more about New Jobs Tab in the UC IT Blog
June 12, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Roshni Pratap.
A new systemwide agreement is in place for Gradescope, effective April 2, 2019.
What is Gradescope?
Gradescope is a market leader in the digital grading space designed to make grading more consistent, fair, and efficient. Gradescope…
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May 22, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Thomas Trappler.
A new systemwide agreement for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is now available, in addition to a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for both GCP and G-Suite for Education. Here’s what you need to know.
What is GCP?
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Read more about UC Gets Systemwide Agreement and BAA for Google Cloud Platform – and More!