Datensicherung.NRW x Commvault – The Kick Off Event
A project of DH.NRW
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Datensicherung.NRW continues to grow.
Data Protection by NRW Universities for NRW Universities is the approach used to design the state-wide service.
Now that 29 universities have joined the consortium, another big player from the data protection sector has joined: the software manufacturer Commvault, offered by the systems house Cancom.
On 20.09.2021 the digital kick off for the cooperation took place. Details about the kick off can be found in this article.
IT Center Satisfaction Survey 2021 – Your opinion counts!
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This week our IT Center Satisfaction Survey started. This survey is aimed at all people who use the services of the IT Center. In order to continuously improve the quality of services and support through our various communication channels, we conduct a satisfaction survey every year. The survey is anonymous.
RWTHmoodle – New features in winter semester 2021/22
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Welcome to the winter semester 2021/22!
As in the summer semester 2021, RWTHmoodle offers many new features in the winter semester. Curious already?
Keep scrolling and find out what will be available to you in the winter semester 2021/22. Read the rest of this entry »
Onboarding – Digital and with heart – Network connects – you, us and the RWTH
Thomas Völl and Mirko Bollenberg during interview
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Mirko Bollenberg and Thomas Völl work as a team in the IT Center’s technical field service. For almost four years, the two have been traveling to university-wide assignments and, together with their colleagues, maintaining and expanding the RWTH’s communications infrastructure. In this interview, they tell us what their day-to-day work looks like, what tasks the “Networks” department is responsible for, and how the pandemic is affecting field support.
Blended Welcome Weeks for the start of the winter semester 2021/2021 – we were there!
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New semester, new students! Once again this year, RWTH Aachen organized events to welcome the new students. Especially international students were prepared for student life and procedures at RWTH Aachen. The IT Center was also there: We provided information about the basic IT services and explained how to use them.
Selfservice – The New Design
Since 7th October 2021, Selfservice shines in a new modern look. Usability was also considered and optimized during the redesign.
In our first blog post announcing the redesign of Selfservice, we briefly explained what Selfservice is, what it’s for, and how you can sign up. You can also see there the old design.
A bit back to normality: The NHR4CES team event in presence at the IT Center
#Safetyfirst – Events at the IT Center
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In November 2020, RWTH Aachen University together with TU Darmstadt were accepted into the National High Performance Computing Network (NHR Network). RWTH Aachen University and TU Darmstadt, together with the other six computing centers in the NHR network, are creating optimal framework conditions by establishing a joint infrastructure and offering the best possible support for high-performance computing for scientists* at German universities.
Within the framework of NHR4CES, new structures and new teams are being created to conduct joint, cross-university research and user support. A good cooperation between the colleagues from Aachen and Darmstadt is essential to ensure the success of the project. For this reason, we have organized a team event for the employees of both locations on September 08, 2021, to enable the best possible start by getting to know each other personally.
RWTHjupyter goes into regular operation
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Hip hip hurray! The time has come: RWTHjupyter will become an official service of the IT Center starting with the winter semester 2021/2022!
How this came about and what this means for you, you can read here.
IT-SAD: The IT Security Awareness Days in the winter semester 2021!
Online and without any registration – the IT Security Awareness Days
Source: TU Braunschweig
IT is all around us. We use it in our free time and at work, both at home and on the road. The possibilities it offers us are almost unlimited. But with these possibilities also comes great responsibility, as the use of IT is not always without risks. Cyberattacks are no longer isolated incidents and can affect anyone. With more attacks, there is a need for more IT security and a higher level of awareness. For this reason, several German universities are campaigning for greater awareness in this field.
In order to raise awareness, several German universities have now joined forces for the second time to organise the IT Security Awareness Days. During this online event series, a total of 24 lectures on the topic of information security will be held from 4 October to 12 November 2021. The following universities are actively involved: TU Braunschweig, TU Darmstadt, Uni Hildesheim, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Uni Göttingen/GWDG, Uni Marburg, Uni Osnabrück, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Uni Duisburg-Essen, Uni Köln. The series of events is open to the public. A registration is not required.
HPC Consultation Hour – Our experts will answer your questions
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The IT Center operates one of the fastest supercomputers in Germany. CLAIX is available to RWTH students in the context of teaching as well as to researchers from all German teaching and research institutions.
The IT Center’s High Performance Computing (HPC) group provides users with methodological support for the efficient use of CLAIX. In addition, the colleagues assist with serial and parallel programming, debugging, correctness analysis, runtime analysis and tunings.
