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Special Interest Groups, Events & IT Announcement Lists
Special Interest Groups Upcoming Events
Campus user and special interest groups have a particularly important place within Penn's distributed model for computing services, improving communication and encouraging adoption of standards and best practices across schools and units. These groups provide an opportunity for computing staff on campus with common interests or technology needs to work together and support one another through information sharing and work on campus projects and teams. Presentations by units testing new or emerging technologies, or implementing technology solutions of broad interest at Penn, enable others to leverage the knowledge gained from their experience.
Some groups are discussion lists, which allow email exchanges by their members. Other groups, hold regularly scheduled meetings or events, in addition to their email discussion lists. Meetings provide members with a chance come together in person to examine a related topic. Finally some groups are announcement-only lists, which provide information about campus services and events, but do not allow discussion.
Subscription to any of the groups is possible by clicking on the Join/Subscribe link on the left. |
Related Links
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May 2013
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May 21st thru 23rd
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Training Opportunities, IT Planning, Professional Development
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ITIL Foundations
ITIL is a widely accepted approach to IT service management. ITIL provides a cohesive set of best practices, drawn from the public and private sectors internationally. The purpose of the ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management is to certify that the candidate has gained knowledge of the ITIL® terminology, structure and basic concepts and has comprehended the core principles of ITIL® practices for Service Management.
Relevant Links:
Contact learnit@isc.upenn.edu for additional details and to register. |
May 24th
Noon to 1:30 PM
Training Opportunities, IT Orientation, IT Planning
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IPv6: The Next Generation Internet Protocol
Shumon Huque will provide an introduction to IPv6, and show
practical aspects of
configuring and using IPv6 in networks, operating systems, and applications.
Relevant Links:
Location:
Bits & Pieces room (306) of Sansom Place West
Contact learnit@isc.upenn.edu for additional details and to register. |
May 30th
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Information Security and Privacy, New Products and Technologies |
Symantec Encryption Solutions
Representatives from Symantec will be here to share information about Symantec's Encryption Solutions(powered by PGP).
Relevant Links:
http://www.symantec.com/encryption
Location:
Bits & Pieces room (306) of Sansom Place West
Sponsored by MacNet |
June 2013
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June 3rd and 4th, 2013
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Training Opportunities, Professional Development |
Essentials of Project Management for the Nonproject Manager
Learn and apply basic elements of Project Management (PM) to your job to support project success. This 2-day course is tailored for those who will be starting to work on or will
be participating on projects.
To work together effectively on any project, everyone on the team needs to use a common language and have a clear understanding of all expectations. This unique seminar is designed for individuals with little or no prior knowledge of project management but who serve on project teams. This course is also designed for those who simply want to know more about project management, or are making the transition to project management.
In just two days, you'll develop an understanding of essential terminology and apply basic PM tools and techniques to increase your effectiveness both on the team and in your own functional area.
Relevant Links and Information:
AMA Seminar # 6548
Class dates June 3-4, 2013 (2 days)
Penn's Price $995 - $1,295 (list $2,095/$1,895 members)
Contact learnit@isc.upenn.edu for additional details and to register. |
June 5th, 2013
10:15 to Noon
Cloud Computing |
Cloud Computing at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Russ Towell from Bristol-Myers Squibb will provide details about the many cloud computing projects involving both self provisioning and burst compute environments on the Amazon cloud. He will be presenting the Bristol-Myers Squibb Cloud Portal, cloud computing architecture and the process required to achieve compliance for running research applications in the cloud.
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Cloud Portal is enabling scientists at Bristol-Myers Squibb to transparently use resources provided at the Bristol-Myers Squibb datacenter or the Amazon cloud based Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). After the presentation, Mr. Towell will be available to answer questions about his approach, his challenges and successes with this project.
Location:
Go-to-Meeting event broadcast in the Bits & Pieces room (306) of Sansom Place West
Sponsored by Cloud-SIG |
June 6th, 2013
Noon to 1:30 PM
Training Opportunities, Professional Development, IT Planning |
Software Licensing Updates and Information
Mary Griffin from the Office of Software Licensing will answer all your software licensing questions and provide an overview of newly acquired software licenses including an update on MS Office licenses.
Relevant Links and Information:
Contact learnit@isc.upenn.edu for additional details and to register. |
June 10th
Noon to 1:30 PM
IT Planning, New Products and Technologies |
Managed Print Services at Penn
Brent Friedman from Penn Purchasing Services will discuss the implications of Managed Print solutions for Penn.
Relevant Links:
Location:
Class of 1949 Room - Houston Hall
Sponsored by SUG |
June 10th thru 13th, 2013
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Training Opportunities, Professional Development |
VMware View 5: Install, Configure, Manage
This hands-on training course builds your skills in the VMware View™ suite of products: VMware View™ Manager, View Composer, and VMware ThinApp®. This course is based on the View 5.1 and ThinApp 4.7 releases.
Before attending this course, you must be able to perform the following tasks:
- Create a template in VMware vCenter Server™ and deploy a virtual machine from the template.
- Modify a template customization file.
- Open a virtual machine console in vCenter Server and access the guest operating system.
- Configure Active Directory services.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, you should understand the features and operation of View and be able to do the following:
- Install and configure View components.
- Create and manage dedicated and floating desktop pools.
- Deploy and manage linked-clone virtual desktops.
- Configure and manage desktops that run in local mode.
- Configure user profiles with View Persona Management.
- Configure secure access to desktops through a public network.
- Use ThinApp to package applications.
If you plan to attend VMware View 5: Install, Configure, Manage, please send your name and department, BA’s name and email, and your 26-digit budget code for the $2,595 tuition to learnit@isc.upenn.edu by Wednesday, May 8, 2013. |
June 12th, 2013
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Training Opportunities, Professional Development, IT Orientation, Information Security and Privacy |
Explore Penn Community and PennKey
Join us to explore the PennKey and Penn Community process at the University of Pennsylvania with Lisa Campeau from Penn's Office of Data Administration. Get an overview of PennKey and Penn Community and learn how to reset passwords, who is eligible for PennKey, how to use Kerberized services, and the security issues that must be addressed to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of your private bio-demographic data.
Relevant Links and Information:
Contact learnit@isc.upenn.edu for additional details and to register. |
June 13th
2:00 to 3:30 PM
Cloud Computing |
Stories from the Field: Cloud Storage and Backup Solutions on Campus
Representatives from various schools and centers who will discuss their experience, both positive and negative, with Cloud Storage and Backup solutions. They will discuss the use cases and scenarios along with information about the vendors and solutions they have worked with. This will be a very interactive event which will allow people to ask questions and to discuss their own challenges and plans with these types of solutions.
Location:
Bits & Pieces room (306) of Sansom Place West
Sponsored by Cloud-SIG |
June 25th thru 27th, 2013
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Training Opportunities, Professional Development. Cloud Computing |
Architecting Amazon Web Services (AWS)
ISC Technology Training Services is working with Amazon Web Services to bring the 'Architecting with AWS' class to campus. The cost for this three day class will be $1,675 and since the class will be held on campus, you will have no additional travel time or expenses to attend this class. We need a minimum number of students to be able to hold this class on campus in June.
Course Objectives – In this class, you and other architects will:
- Dive deep into architecture patterns for common solutions on AWS: Web Applications, Batch Processing, and hosting internal IT Applications.
- Explore design components and capabilities for scalability and elasticity and high availability.
- Understand how to design for security, authentication, and authorization with AWS.
- Explore migration paths to the cloud.
Learn how to design for cost optimization.
If you plan to attend Architecting AWS, please send your name and department, BA’s name and email, and your 26-digit budget code for the $1,675 tuition to learnit@isc.upenn.edu by Wednesday, May 15, 2013. |
June 27th, 2013
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
New Products and Technologies |
Tools for the Web
Representatives from various schools and centers who will discuss tools they're using or migrating to for web design, development, service management, and hosting.
Location:
Bits & Pieces room (306) of Sansom Place West
Sponsored by Web-SIG |
July 2013
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July 9th
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
IT Planning, Support in the age of BYOD, New Products and Technologies |
Good Guidance: Purchasing The Right Notebook In A BYOD World
Despite the onslaught of tablets, notebooks continue to sell by the millions. What has changed significantly are that there are far more variables and considerations in the notebook space than there were 5 to 10 years ago. John Mulhern will give contextual advice in this space, with attention paid both to individual and departmental purchases.
Location:
Bits & Pieces room (306) of Sansom Place West
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July 11th
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Information Security and Privacy, New Products and Technologies
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HP Printer Security
Learn about the latest ways to secure HP Printers as well as other HP Printer management tools.
Relevant Links:
Location:
Bits & Pieces room (306) Sansom Place West
Sponsored by PC-Net |
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