Kategorie: ‘Insight IT Center’
Introduction of Adobe SeviRe
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From now on, Adobe can be found in the Selfsevice of Virtual Resources (SeviRe). RWTH employees who have the role of „IT-purchaser” now have the option to manage licenses for Adobe there.
Included products are Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps pro. Read the rest of this entry »
News From the Areas of Servers, Storage and Server Hosting
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We have some news to announce since our last status report from the Systems & Operation Department (SuB). Since December 1, 2021, there are new framework agreements for the procurement of servers and SAN storage systems. In the Virtual Server Hosting section, we have updated information on the infrastructure, the updated VM limits of Virtual Server Hosting as well as new processes for ordering VMs. Stay tuned to learn more about virtual machines and resources at RWTH Aachen University.
New Work – Working from home as a new form of work
Until the beginning of 2020 the normal day-to-day work basically looked normal for almost everyone:
Getting to work in the morning, spending the day in the office with the team, holding meetings, having a quick chat with each other at the coffee machine, and in the evening heading back home again.
![graphic of different people working from home](https://blog.rwth-aachen.de/itc/files/2022/10/19919-1-300x144.jpg)
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Suddenly, this routine was interrupted. The pandemic changed the way we worked as we knew it, and new or rather less common forms took root, such as working from home.
As of March 2020, working from home was the new norm for many workers. This confronted us all with new and major challenges that we had to adapt to in a timely manner.
The IT Center Picture Puzzle: Systems and Operation Department
#MeetMeWednesday: Recently we had another picture puzzle in store for you. In this puzzle, we were looking for the keyword for the Systems and Operation department. Could you guess it?
The word we were looking for was “gearwheel”. Georg Schramm, head of the department, tells us what it means and how this key word represents the department.
Changed Opening Hours of the IT-ServiceDesk on October 21, 2022
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Due to an internal event, the IT-ServiceDesk will be open on Friday, October 21, 2022 at limited hours.
On this day, our locations Seffenter Weg 23 and SuperC will be closed for personal support. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello Herne! Further Education Days in the Ruhr Region
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Impressions from and of the Training Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (FAH).
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I was able to go on an educational trip to the Advanced Training Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (FAH) in Herne recently as part of our internal advanced training concept. What my time was like during the two-day training on the topic of personnel marketing and employer branding, how important the topic is in times of labour shortage and what other exciting content I took away with me, I have recorded for you in this blog post.
Welcome new MATSE trainees!
90 new trainees began their dual training as mathematical-technical software developers (MATSE) on September 1.
The welcoming ceremony followed on September 2 in the IT Center to welcome all the creative newcomers. Read the rest of this entry »
New Year – New CLAIX Report
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The year 2021 is again characterized by progress in research.
High-performance computers such as the Cluster Aix-la-Chapelle (CLAIX) help to understand global issues and solve problems that challenge science. Find out which interesting projects were running on CLAIX in 2021 and which solutions were found for which problems in the CLAIX Annual Report 2021.
Making Video Conferences More Efficient – Roles in Online Meetings 3/4
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In our blog series “Making video conferences more efficient” we have already reported on useful tools and shared first tips for better online meetings with you.
In this blog post, we will inform you about the different meeting roles of the participants, which also contribute to making a meeting more efficient.