Kategorie: ‘Insight IT Center’
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.
The IT Center Picture Puzzle: Service & Communication Department
#MeetMeWednesday: We continue with our series “The IT Center Picture Puzzle“. This time we have an exciting interview with the head of department Sarah Grzemski in store for you.
The word “communication” is synonymous with the Service & Communication (SeKo) department. The reason for this will be presented to you in the current blog post. We provide exciting insights behind the various scenes of the department, which, by the way, do not only consist of support requests 😊 …. We present what makes the department special and what current projects and developments are currently in the pipeline. Be curious!
Keeping Cool in the (Home)Office – Our 5 Tips for Hot Days.

Summer Office
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Many people love the summer temperatures. But hot days in the (home) office can also be very exhausting.
When the air stands still and the thermometer rises to 25 degrees+, it’s not easy to stay productive. We feel listless, tired and our ability to concentrate decreases.
We have collected five simple tips for you that will help you to keep cool. Read the rest of this entry »
The IT Center Picture Puzzle: High Performance Computing (HPC) Office
MeetMeWednesday: Our series “The IT Center Picture Puzzle” has already gone into the fourth round. Could you guess which word we were looking for this time?
The required word “coordination” stands for the High Performance Computing (HPC) Office. Did you guess it? In this blog post, we present the corresponding interview with the HPC Office, in which you can learn more about the activities and exciting insights of the Office.
Archive Migration – The Journey Continues!

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Archive migration is probably what is called a mammoth project in IT. In addition to the enormous size of around 1.7 petabytes (PB) that needs to be migrated, some of the data has been stored in the archive for a very long time. This in itself is a great result and testimony to a secure and stable archive, but this circumstance caused the project team around the archive migration one or the other challenge.
A Look Behind the Scenes – The Proportion of Women in German IT Companies

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What does the proportion of women in German IT companies actually look like? The industry association Bitkom investigated this question and took a close look at 500 companies. We also took the results of the survey as an opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at the IT Center. You can read about this and more in this blog post. 🙂
IT Center goes “Any Way the Wind Blows”
They had to wait a long time, but now it happened:
Originally planned for 2020, our IT Centre employees Nicole Kaminski and Tanja Wittpoth-Richter were allowed to travel to Berlin in June 2022 to the “Festival for the Digital Society”, the re:publica, and enjoy a colourful programme. What the two experienced, they captured for us.
International Exchange @ Politecnico di Milano
“If someone goes on a journey, he can tell a story” – at least that’s how the poet Matthias Claudius wrote it back then.
Our colleague Martin Pieters can certainly confirm this today. He was recently allowed to take part in a business trip to Milan as part of a further training programme. There, the participants were able to exchange ideas with colleagues from the University Politecnico di Milano.
He wrote down for us exactly what he experienced there.







