Tag Archive: UC Office of the President
UC IT Blogger
February 16, 2022
All ArticlesAmazon Web Services, AWS, Cloudera, collaboration, data management, Project Management, RDMS, Risk Services Data Management System, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Susan Whitney, UC Office of the President, UC San Diego, UCOP, UCOP Risk Services, UCSD
By Susan Whitney. I want to tell the story how a systemwide group successfully delivered a complex, well-architected, cross-functional team solution, on time, and within budget. In 18 months, we re-architected and migrated the UCOP Risk Services Data Management System…
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UC IT Blogger
January 19, 2022
All Articlesdiversity, President Michael V. Drake, Top 5 stories, UC CIO, UC Office of the President, UC President, UCOP, Van Williams, WIT, Women in IT, Yvonne Tevis
By Yvonne Tevis and Van Williams. This year, for the annual “Top 5 Blog” retrospective, we decided to take the twenty stories that got the most views and find general themes—which actually reflect what you like to read about. It’s…
Read more about Top 5 Blog Themes for 2021
UC IT Blogger
January 19, 2022
All Articlescyber-risk, IS-3, Matthew Linzer, privacy, Risk, security, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Matthew Linzer. The University of California spends billions of dollars every year on goods and services provided by suppliers (sometimes called vendors or third parties). These represent a vast and diverse group of small, medium, and large businesses; complex…
Read more about UC Needs You to Help Manage Supplier Cyber Risk
UC IT Blogger
December 1, 2021
All ArticlesBFB-IS-12: IT Recovery Policy, Information Technology, IS-12, IT Recovery, recovery, Risk, Robert Smith, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Robert Smith. The University of California has a brand new IT Recovery Policy! UC President Michael V. Drake signed the policy, BFB-IS-12: IT Recovery Policy, on June 11, 2021, and it took effect July 1, 2021. In an…
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UC IT Blogger
November 17, 2021
All ArticlesCasey Hennig, cyber tips, Cybersecurity, Jeané Blunt, privacy, UC Berkeley, UC Office of the President, UC Systewide Cyber Champions, UCB, UCOP, UCSD Blink, Update Your Parents' Browswer Day
By Jeané Blunt. Thanksgiving falls on November 25 this year. Many people will be spending time with family, cooking, laughing, joking, and enjoying that in-person quality time. This year, another equally important (albeit less popular) holiday falls on November 25—Update…
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UC IT Blogger
October 27, 2021
All ArticlesCasey Hennig, CSAM, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness month, IS-3, Jeané Blunt, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, NCSAM, Robert Smith, UC Berkeley, UC Office of the President, UCB
By Casey Hennig and Jeané Blunt. As Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) draws to a close, it’s important to recognize the meaning behind the movement. CSAM raises awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and the tagline, “Do your part. #BeCyberSmart,” encourages…
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UC IT Blogger
October 20, 2021
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID, Electronic Records Day, Jackie DiOrio, Jennifer Lofthus, Jennifer Loftus, Matt Stahl, Records Management, UC Office of the President, UC Santa Barbara, UCOP, UCSB
The UC Records Management Committee is hosting an Electronic Records Day webinar on how to handle COVID-19 related records. The webinar takes place November 1, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. The speakers are UC experts in privacy, records management, and archives….
Read more about What Do I Do with These COVID Records? Find out on November 1
UC IT Blogger
October 13, 2021
All Articlescyber-risk, IS-3, policy, privacy, Robert Smith, security, UC IT Blog, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Robert Smith. Recently, I attended an advanced training course delivered by one of UC’s IT pros. The instructor did a good job, but I noticed they were using old terms that did not align with our current electronic information…
Read more about Let’s Look Under the Hood: UC’s Information Security Policy, IS-3
UC IT Blogger
June 2, 2021
All ArticlesAmazon Web Services, AWS, AWS Cloud, Cloud Computing, John Ruzicka, Payroll, UC Office of the President, UC Path, UCOP, UCPath
By John Ruzicka. Last July, UC’s largest-ever business transformation initiative concluded, with all UC locations now live in a single payroll system called UCPath. This was a multi-year project involving teams at the UC Office of the President (UCOP)…
Read more about Moving UCPath from a Managed Hosting Service to the AWS Cloud
UC IT Blogger
January 27, 2021
All ArticlesCalifornia Digital Library, Marisa Strong, Open Research and Contributor ID, ORCID, Research Organization Registry, UC Office of the President, UCOP, unique digital identifier
By Marisa Strong. If you’re a researcher on a UC campus, you most likely have heard of ORCID (Open Research and Contributor ID). ORCID iD is a unique digital identifier that provides name disambiguation between researchers who may share…
Read more about UC Adoption of ORCID: An ID for Researchers