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Archive Migration – the Big Move of Archived Data

March 26th, 2021 | by

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The Archive service enables RWTH employees to store data on a tape robot system for the long term. Archiving data in this way is primarily used to store data that, once stored, should also be stored in this form for the long term.
In the past, data inventories were stored here, primarily documenting measurement results, completed projects or project briefs. With the changes in the funding landscape, which among other things also rethink and demand the keeping of research data, the Archive service is also being rethought. This is partly because the current inventory system will be decommissioned in the summer of 2022 and partly because there is a need to hold data in a structured way in the future. So it’s time for a changeover.

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RWTHmoodle – Setting up a download option for videos on the streaming server

March 22nd, 2021 | by

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You are on the road and want to watch the lecture recording, but you don’t have internet? You want to watch a digital lecture, but the video takes forever to load because your internet connection is not sufficient? Or do you as a lecturer want to offer your students the possibility to watch a video independently from RWTHmoodle?

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A round thing – the GitLab Project LifeCycle

March 17th, 2021 | by

*** Editor’s note ***

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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The login screen for GitLab at RWTH University

Use GitLab at RWTH? No problem.
Source: RWTH GitLab

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.

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5G at the ZKI Spring Conference 2021: IT Connects – Innovation & Operation

March 12th, 2021 | by

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.

Exciting presentation of Sven Jung on the topic 5G!
Source: ZKI

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Macros – Small word, big risk

March 10th, 2021 | by
Computer in close up

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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.

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Mobile campus networks – implementation with WLAN or 5G

March 5th, 2021 | by

 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.

Mobiles Campus-Netzwerk der RWTH Aachen

Mobile Campus-Network of RWTH Aachen University
Source: Own illustration

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Why can’t I log in to Zoom?

February 25th, 2021 | by
Login window with keyboard and hand

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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.

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(Deutsch) Der neue Forschungsdaten-Storage ist in Betrieb!

February 24th, 2021 | by

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RWTHjupyter enters pilot phase

February 17th, 2021 | by

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.

RWTHjupyter home page view

Welcome to RWTHjupyter!
Source: RWTHjupyter

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How satisfied are you with our content in IT Center Help?

February 15th, 2021 | by

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.

5 smileys for assessing the content

From now on you can judge the content with the help of the 5 smileys!
Source: Own illustration

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