Kategorie: ‘Support, Services & Updates’
A round thing – the GitLab Project LifeCycle
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The mentioned deadlines refer to the information in the Terms of Use, which became effective in 2019.
Link: https://help.itc.rwth-aachen.de/en/service/ubrf9cmzd17m/article/1a0cfe327ffd46d7a62ab48df29c5b72
Currently, the GitLab Project LifeCycle is under review.
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With the open source software GitLab, software and web projects can be versioned. In addition, versions of the code can be stored and documented. Digital archives give the possibility to organize, self-host and manage the versions. GitLab is used at RWTH Aachen University with pleasure and actively. However, after projects have been processed, a lot of data often accumulates that is no longer used. To prevent a mountain of data garbage from accumulating in GitLab, a Project LifeCycle was designed and introduced.
5G at the ZKI Spring Conference 2021: IT Connects – Innovation & Operation
On the occasion of the ZKI Spring Conference 2021 (German only), which was hosted by the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University, Sven Jung from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) spoke on the topic:
5G-Industry Campus Europe – Opportunities and challenges of the new mobile communications standard for research.
Macros – Small word, big risk
Every now and then you hear and read about macros in Office applications, about documents in which macros are included. These are often sent by e-mail and can lead to dangerous security incidents.
Of course, RWTH Aachen University and the IT Center have taken security measures in this regard. But not everyone is aware of what macros actually are and how dangerous they are not only for private individuals but also for companies. In the following, we will inform you about the most important risks and explain how you can protect yourself.
Mobile campus networks – implementation with WLAN or 5G
What are mobile campus networks?
Mobile campus networks are characterised by locally or regionally limited network coverage and administration. Mostly, these networks are based on mobile radio technology and are usually used by industrial companies or university institutions for their individual needs and requirements. These networks are managed either by the company concerned, the university itself, a commissioned telecommunications operator or a network supplier. A combination is also possible.
Why can’t I log in to Zoom?
We have often reported in our blog about the Zoom video conferencing software and its provision for RWTH Aachen University by the Center for Teaching and Learning Services (CLS). However, few people will know that the IT Center and the CLS are cooperating at this point to make logging into Zoom as easy as possible for users. Therefore, in this post, we want to give you a brief crash course on logging into Zoom.
RWTHjupyter enters pilot phase
We already presented the test operation of the JupyterHub at RWTH Aachen University a few weeks ago on the IT Center Blog. So far, the JupyterHub cluster has only been in the test phase. Now it will grow into a new service! For this purpose, the service with the beautiful name “RWTHjupyter” will enter the pilot phase on February 22, 2021.
At the start of the pilot phase, we’ll give you a closer look at what RWTHjupyter can do and where the seemingly unusual name comes from.
How satisfied are you with our content in IT Center Help?
The IT Center Help platform has supported us since last year July 23 and provides you with answers to countless questions about the IT Center’s IT services. Whether FAQs about specific services, detailed step-by-step instructions or useful quick links to applications for studying, teaching and research, the documentation platform has all this and much more to offer. Our goal is to provide online answers to all your questions.
5G – Using frequencies – Overview of regulation
Electromagnetic waves are suitable for the wireless transmission of signals in a limited frequency range. To ensure efficient use of this finite resource, international harmonisation agreements are made. At the national level, allocations to specific radio services are made in the Frequency Ordinance.
Frequencies can be allocated to the general public, service operators (e.g. Deutsche Telekom) and private users (e.g. RWTH Aachen University). This allocation takes place upon application to the Federal Network Agency. It regulates and determines the allocation modalities. On the one hand, this creates the greatest possible flexibility for the use of the frequencies, and on the other hand, attention is paid to possible interference in the joint use of a frequency by other users.
Our FAQs for Students about RWTHonline
The semester is almost over and now it’s time again: the exam period starts.
But where can I actually see all the information about my exams? How do I cancel an exam if it becomes a bit too much? What happens if I don’t show up? And where can I see the next dates? So many questions and so little time!
We can’t help you study, but we can bring some light on questions about registration, withdrawal, viewing grades, and much more that is possible in RWTHonline. Therefore, we have updated our FAQ for students. Most of the technical questions have already been answered and you can fully concentrate on your exams. If you have any doubts, we will be happy to help you personally.
Please also note the following organizational information regarding your upcoming exams.
At this point, we wish you good luck for all upcoming exams in the coming exam period. Together we can do it!
Responsible for the content of this article is Stéphanie Bauens.