Kategorie: ‘Announcements’
WestAI: Access to AI for Business and Science
IT Center, RWTH Aachen University
The launch of the WestAI AI service centre will revolutionise access to artificial intelligence for companies and scientists in Germany. Under the leadership of the University of Bonn and with the support of leading research institutions from North Rhine-Westphalia, WestAI offers innovative AI services and state-of-the-art computing infrastructure that can be used immediately – and currently even free of charge. The IT Center of RWTH Aachen University offers part of this infrastructure.
Migration From RDS to DataStorage.nrw – What You Need to Know
Source: DataStorage.nrw
With the switch from Research Data Storage (RDS) to DataStorage.nrw, the migration of research data is due from the launch of DataStorage.nrw. In this article, we will give you an overview of how the migration works, what you should bear in mind and what changes you will have to expect.
Fire Safety in Focus: Smoke Detector Day
Source: RWTH Aachen
Friday, December 13, 2024, was the annual Smoke Detector Day – an event that draws attention to the importance of working smoke detectors. What is often regarded as an unlucky day is to be turned into a lucky day through preventative measures.
Thirty years ago, there were more than twice as many fire deaths as there are today. This decline is mainly due to the gradual introduction of mandatory smoke alarms in the individual federal states, which were implemented independently of each other. Hesse made the start in 2005, and Berlin finally introduced the obligation in 2017. The educational work of the fire department and initiatives such as “Smoke alarms save lives” from 2000 are also making a significant contribution to this.
New Year at the IT Center: Together into 2025
Source: Own Illustration
The IT Center wishes all readers a happy new year! Just as you, dear reader, have probably been thinking about good resolutions that you want to try to realise in 2025, we have also made some plans for 2025: Together with you, we want to implement exciting projects, drive forward digital innovations and make IT services even more user-friendly.
From Research Data Storage (RDS) to DataStorage.nrw
Source: DataStorage.nrw
Coscine gives you the opportunity to store your research data using various resources. From next year, there will be a fundamental change: The new DataStorage.nrw will replace the previous Research Data Storage (RDS).
In this blog series, we would like to introduce you to the advantages of the new storage system, explain the process of applying for storage space and go into the details of the migration from the old to the new system.
What Was Going on? – Disruption on November 21, 2024
Source: Own Illustration
Anyone who was at RWTH on that day or tried to connect via VPN from the road felt it: On November 21, 2024, starting around 10 a.m., many of our IT services no longer functioned as we wanted them to. RWTH e-mail, Eduroam, VPN, RWTHmoodle as well as the entire RWTH Single Sign-On—the login for a large part of the services at RWTH—stopped working. All this was due to a malfunction of our F5 load balancer. In this blog post, we will transparently explain how this massive disruption occurred.
Changed Opening Hours Over Christmas and New Year
Source: Freepik
As another year draws to a close, the IT Center wishes all students, staff and partners a relaxing festive season and a successful start to the new year.
We are adjusting our opening hours slightly between Christmas and the beginning of the new year and have listed the changes for you in this article.
Hey Students! RWTHgpt is Now Available for You
Source: IT Center and CLS
As of July 16, 2024, RWTH Aachen University is offering the new RWTHgpt service. The service is operated by the IT Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning Services (CLS). Until now, RWTHgpt was only available to employees of the authorized institutions. After the successful completion of the introductory phase, access is now also available to students of RWTH Aachen University. In this article, we will inform you about the most important changes.
The Digital Submission of Theses Is Here!
Source: Freepik
After reporting on the pilot of “Submission of Final Theses” (DivA) in May last year, we can now announce that the application is now available to all RWTH students. After extensive testing and many improvements in the extended pilot phase, we can now ensure that everything runs smoothly at the end of the degree programme.
Changed Opening Hours on December 13, 2024
Source: Freepik
On Friday, December 13, 2024, the IT Center will only be open for you during limited opening hours due to an internal event.
