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Purdue’s Envision Center will host the sixth annual Campus Alliance for Advanced Visualization (CAAV) conference on Nov. 1-4. Laura Theademan, senior operations manager for the Envision Center, is the conference chair.
ITaP is partnering with Microsoft to host a series of webinars to help users get the most out of using Microsoft Teams, Bookings and OneDrive.
West Lafayette faculty, staff and students are encouraged to add second layer of security to their email and Office 365 accounts now, but security tool will soon be required for all users.
ITaP is partnering with Microsoft to host a series of webinars to help users get the most out of using Microsoft Teams and OneDrive.
ITaP is partnering with Microsoft to host a series of webinars to help users get the most out of using Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and Bookings.
A Purdue research term worked with the Envision Center to design a virtual reality environment for mice that they could use to study how memories form.
ITaP’s "service status" page provides up-to-date information related to service disruptions, scheduled maintenance, and other issues affecting IT-related service offerings for the West Lafayette and regional campuses.
ITaP has partnered with Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company, to provide students, staff and faculty with the latest technology research and resources.
Update: Due to scheduling conflicts, the maintenance scheduled for this weekend is being rescheduled to a future date. There is no planned interruption of service for Sept. 4.
Research Computing is playing a leading role in the Global to Local Analysis of Systems Sustainability (GLASSNET) project, a collaborative effort to address sustainability issues related to land and water use that is funded by a $2 million award from the NSF.
Purdue’s new cloud-based composable platform, Geddes, is one of the top resources used by researchers on the Open Science Grid’s (OSG) Open Science Pool, a collection of computing resources available to researchers across the country.
Maintenance is scheduled from 4 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 7, to the career account infrastructure. During this time, users should avoid accessing their career account files and department file shares and may have difficulty logging into labs and other supported workstations.
Classroom upgrades include updated computers, more webcams, new projectors, new audio systems and new touch-screen controls. Instructors are encouraged to visit their classroom before the start of the fall semester to become familiar with the latest technology changes.
Power work scheduled to start at 8 a.m. and last throughout the day. Users should prepare by shutting down their systems.
The messaging tool Skype for Business is set to be retired at the end of July as Microsoft transitions the service to Teams.
An update to the Alertus emergency response notification system took place in late May, and users who have not had their University-supported computers connected to the Purdue network should reboot their machines.
An update to the Alertus emergency response notification system is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 22, and users will need to reboot their computers to ensure that they can continue to receive emergency notifications.
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Beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, ITaP will be updating multiple databases which affects access to a number of services.
Deadline to apply for early user program for Anvil, Purdue’s new NSF Category I large capacity computational research platform, is April 30. A webinar for those interested in applying will be held March 12.
A network update to the PAL 3.0 and Eduroam wireless networks is scheduled to take place at 11 p.m. on March 4, and users may need to reset their wireless devices to access the network.
Microsoft announced today that Purdue will be one of five inaugural Microsoft Azure HPC and AI Collaboration Centers. Purdue will demonstrate best practices for using Microsoft’s Azure HPC cloud computing platform to augment on-campus supercomputers, including Purdue’s flagship Anvil system.
ITaP is partnering with Microsoft to host a series of webinars to help users get the most out of using Microsoft Teams and OneDrive.
A Purdue team has used the Gilbreth community cluster operated by ITaP Research Computing to develop a new algorithm that uses the power of multiple GPU nodes to accelerate the training time of machine learning models.
Apple users have until March 6 to update their Apple ID and recovery email address or risk losing the ability to use their Apple ID. The change is necessary as Purdue and Apple implement a “federated” system that will make it easier to set up and share Apple devices for classroom and other purposes.
From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, Jan. 30, the password and BoilerKey services will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance.
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Microsoft is retiring Skype for Business in favor of Microsoft Teams. ITaP began retiring Skype on Jan. 16 on machines supported by CSDS; devices supported by local IT departments will see Skype uninstalled on Jan. 30.
A new agreement between Purdue and the video conferencing service Zoom will allow all faculty, staff and students to access the platform’s education-level account for the spring 2021.
Update: Due to scheduling conflicts, the maintenance scheduled for this weekend is being rescheduled to a future date. There is no planned interruption of service for Sept. 4.
BoilerCast is Purdue’s lecture capture service, capable of livestreaming and recording course content. Instructors using the service this spring can follow the tips and suggestions below to ensure a smooth start of the spring semester.
Purdue’s newest community cluster supercomputer, Bell, is number 431 on the new list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, and is now available for faculty use.
Scammers posing as colleagues or senior administration are sending emails asking for a “quick response” or to click on a supposed voicemail. Don’t respond to either.
Zoom users with a free, basic account will be limited to 40-minutes starting in 2021; those needing longer time should purchase an “educational” license.
Students, faculty and staff should brush up on their cybersecurity chops to avoid being duped by phishing emails and other scams. Giving up information about your Purdue career account not only puts you at risk but it puts everyone with a Purdue email, too.
BoilerCast appliances in approximately 45 classrooms across campus are experiencing issues with the upload and processing of Kaltura recordings. ITaP is working with the vendor, Kaltura, to resolve the issue.
ITaP help desks can provide support for connecting devices, setting passwords and BoilerKey tokens.
Due to the previously announced Zoom agreement with Purdue, existing accounts using an @purdue.edu, @pnw.edu or @pfw.edu email address will be consolidated into one Purdue environment on Aug. 20.
WebEx users asked to avoid “call toll-free" option due to significant cost to University.
Workshops for beginning and advanced users of Microsoft Teams will be held in August
Access to Blackboard for West Lafayette and Northwest instructors will end on Aug. 24; Purdue Fort Wayne faculty have through the fall semester to request Blackboard content transfers to Brightspace.
Faculty and students across the Purdue system will have access to the Turnitin Originality plagiarism checker tool this fall, which can also help students improve their grammar, style and mechanics.
Access to Blackboard for West Lafayette and Northwest instructors will end on Aug. 24; Purdue Fort Wayne faculty have through the fall semester to request Blackboard content transfers to Brightspace.
ITaP updates and information for on-campus students during the 2020 fall semester.