IT News

The University of Arizona’s annual IT Summit, held in August, amassed over 500 talented IT-focused attendees and offered incredible, innovative sessions and keynotes. Case studies were particularly riveting at the summit, and the spotlight shined on the website redesign for the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management website was a high-interest conversation.

In today’s demanding environment of recruiting and retaining of top talent, one of the most pressing needs from organizational leadership is setting a path for strategic professional development that often results in growing future leaders. Whether in mid-career or just starting out, most people will tell you they want to see there is path to promotion.

212 staff in the CIO Division have Learner as one of their Top Five Strengths. Next is Achiever, in which 173 of us have it as one of our Top Five, and tied for third is Relator and Responsibility, each showing 160 staff having them as one of their Top Five Strengths.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and an important time to educate the University community about ways to remain safe from online threats.

At the annual IT Summit, there were multiple high-interest sessions that drew in a crowd of IT professionals. One of those sessions was on User-Driven Service Improvements.

The R-DAS is a dedicated storage solution designed to empower your research by providing up to 5TB of no-cost storage space per Principal Investigator. 

Sylvia Sullivan is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering who performs atmospherically related research and has a joint appointment to the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences.

Connecting people with processes and technology in a way that is achievable and easy to understand—that’s the goal in the CIO Division.

A new cat will soon join the computing power offerings of Puma, Ocelote and El Gato. This a yet-to-be-named “New Cat” is needed because of the growing consumption of data, a broadening of HPC use from more colleges across campus and the rise of AI.

The fall brings a new season, lots of change, and for the University of Arizona’s CIO Division, more opportunity for community involvement and ways for staff to give back to create more positive opportunities for those less fortunate.