Kategorie: ‘Employees’
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 »
#ITCenterEvents Parallel Programming in Computational Engineering and Science 2022
Join our PPCES this year!
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The PPCES 2022 is about to start!
Again this year, the one-week (March 21-25, 2022) HPC seminar will take place at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University to train you on the latest developments around parallel programming on the RWTH high performance computer.
Registration deadline is already March 18 – be there! Read the rest of this entry »
The IT Center Picture Puzzle – Solution of the 1st Puzzle!
Well? Did you guess the word “administration”? If yes – then congratulations, the puzzle was quite tricky!
Nothing gets in the way of a positive start to spring thanks to us
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Were you able to realize all your New Year’s resolutions or was it actually not that easy to keep them? In our New Year’s article “Happy New Year – Not the same procedure as last year!” we gave you all kinds of tips and tricks on how to achieve your resolutions.
We also have a few tips for the perfect start to spring. This is not directly about spring-cleaning (you can read more about it in our post “Time for spring cleaning! 5 Tips for a Tidy Workspace”), although it does help combat the widespread “spring fatigue” that many people experience with the transition to spring. You can counteract these springtime startup struggles, which include circulation problems, fatigue, headaches and aching limbs, with a few hacks such as #ExploringTheWorld – our positive New Year’s resolution #4.
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 »
Results of the ZKI Top Trends Survey-2022
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Once again this year, the Strategy and Organisation Working Group of the Association of Centres for Communication and Information Processing conducted a survey on the most important topics and trends of IT institutions from research institutions and universities in Germany. 85 institutions participated in this year’s survey, providing exciting insights into promising IT topics that will shape the year 2022.
Are you wondering what the top trends and topics are and what you need to be prepared for in the IT world? Then you’ve come to the right place!
Vishing: Stealing data on the phone
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Cyber-attacks are not just part of everyday life in companies. Even when opening our private e-mail inboxes, we occasionally encounter peculiar e-mails suggesting that the addressee is required to take urgent action. The e-mail urges the addressee to update personal data, enter account information for the payout of a reward, or click on links. Phishing is no longer unknown among fraud methods. However, the attacks are becoming more and more elaborate. Somewhat less known and therefore more surprising, however, are so-called vishing attacks. Fraudsters are coming up with a lot of new ways to obtain data from their victims. Read the rest of this entry »
Software Technology Fair in Aachen
MATSE trainees at the project presentation
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MATSE show practical projects from dual study
For many years, the upcoming mathematical-technical software developers of the dual study program “Applied Mathematics and Computer Science” (MATSE) of the FH Aachen have presented their project work in an in-house fair at the IT Center. This year the presentation of the projects took place digitally on 22.02.2022. In the 3rd semester of their study, the dual trainees worked on practical projects in small groups in the module “Software Technology” of Prof. Bodo Kraft. The trade fair and the presentation of the projects form the conclusion of the module for the trainees. Read the rest of this entry »
Information event on the backup changeover
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Not only harmful attacks or external circumstances can lead to data loss, but also malfunctions or failures pose a great danger to business-relevant data. This makes it all the more important to back up data reliably and to be able to restore it quickly in the event of damage. Only in this way can operations be resumed as quickly as possible.
As of June 30, 2022, we at the IT Center and RWTH Aachen University now have a new common goal: the transition to our new platform, the backup software “Commvault Backup & Recovery“, which will replace the current IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager, known as TSM) at RWTH.
Already on December 09, 2021, the changeover in the area of backup was presented at the admin roundtable. In order to inform our administrators at RWTH early and extensively, a virtual information event on the backup changeover took place on February 11, 2022. All backup administrators and all participants in the regular admin round were invited. Read the rest of this entry »
