Kategorie: ‘Support, Services & Updates’
The Archive Migration – What has Happened so far…
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The archive migration is an important step in the transition of long-term data storage at RWTH Aachen University. Whereas research data can be archived on the Coscine integration platform, the DigitalArchive provides long-term storage for data without a research context.
New Participant Management in RWTHmoodle
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Whether it’s a new coat of paint on the wall, a new favourite shirt, or a new haircut. At some point, everyone needs a change. Therefore, the design of the participant management in RWHTmoodle has also changed.
The IT Center Picture Puzzle: Finance, Human Resources & Organizational Support Department
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#MeetMeMittwoch: Recently, we started our series “The IT Center Picture Puzzle” and you were asked to form a word from four pictures that stand for a department of the IT Center.
The word we were looking for “administration” has already been uncovered, but you can read and discover about the corresponding interview, the introduction to the Finance, Human Resources & Organizational Support (FPO) department as well as exciting insights from the head of department Sarina Franzen and the deputy head of department Axel Taraschewski in this blog post! 🙂
Facelift 2022 – The IT Center Blog Relaunch
Announcement for our blog relaunch
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NOW ONLINE! Since 2015, we have been providing you with useful information about our IT services for your studies or your work at RWTH Aachen University on our blog. With fun & facts on various topics, we lighten up your everyday life at university. After seven years, a relaunch was due and our beloved blog got a facelift. What changes can you see?
The new Quick Guide for RWTHmoodle
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RWTHmoodle is the central teaching and learning platform of RWTH Aachen University. In order to help new and prospective lecturers quickly familiarize themselves with the use of RWTHmoodle and the most important functions for the start with the platform, we have created a Quick Guide for the introduction to RWTHmoodle. This Guide leads new employees through the most important instructions that are particularly helpful for working with RWTHmoodle.
Macros – E-mail Filtering at RWTH
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E-mails are a major gateway for cyberattacks. These attacks are no longer isolated incidents and are part of our everyday life. Especially the spreading of malware through attached documents with macros are very popular among cyber criminals. These macros can for example contain hidden malware. If the recipient activates these macros when opening the document, any malicious software they may contain can cause great damage. For this reason, a protection mechanism for e-mail macro filtering was installed for the RWTH e-mail service on November 16, 2021. Office documents are the most used, but also PDFs, e.g. containing form fields. Read the rest of this entry »
Enrolled – and now?
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In order to organize your studies at RWTH Aachen University and to access the IT services of the university, you need an RWTH account. This account will be issued to you via the so-called ConnectMe coupon procedure. This procedure may vary slightly depending on whether you are enrolling at RWTH for the first time or have been enrolled at the university before. Read the rest of this entry »
Limited Availability of IdM
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It is that time of year again: The semester change is just around the corner, and with it, another comprehensive maintenance of the central user dashboard of RWTH Aachen University – the Identity Management (IdM) – is taking place. This involves processing a large amount of changed data so that the system can continue to run smoothly in the upcoming summer semester of 2022.
For this reason, the system will have limited availability from Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 4pm until Monday, April 04, 2022 at 9am.
Social Media @ IT Center
Become part of our network!
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For more than two years now, the motto has been: Social Media @ IT Center! Since October 01, 2019 we are on the road for and with you on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
Become part of our network and follow us on our social media channels in order to never miss an update from #ITCenter! Read the rest of this entry »
Award received – SPEC Contributor Award
SPEC Contributor Award of Sandra Wienke.
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The SPEC activities of the RWTH
In October 2021, the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) released the new SPEChpc™ 2021 (application-oriented) benchmark suites. SPEC was formed in 1988 to establish industry standards for measuring computer performance. Since then, SPEC has become the largest and most influential benchmark consortium in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
