News: February 2017
As the Concur Travel System Project transitions from its preliminary "Phase 0" to the broader "Phase 1," one of the subjects most asked about is the Corporate Card associated with the service. In order to better inform groups participating in Phase 1, plus share details with other interested...
Instructor Jeff Christen from Cornell University had his own assignment – develop a Masters-level course through Cornell’s Information Science Department on “Business Intelligence (BI) Systems,” in only three weeks.
The goal...
In early March CIT will be upgrading our current email routers. This process will take four days as we transition to the new routers. The new inbound email routers will support industry best practices in spam quarantine management. With the upgrade of the email routers spam will no longer be...
Because web applications operate in an environment that’s more challenging than ever, university policy requires them to pass vulnerability scanning before launch and every major upgrade or change. Easy-to-use services from the IT Security Office can help.
Cornell students now have no-cost access to even more data when using Cornell networks. The amount of data they are allocated at no cost has been raised to 200 GB, up from 150 GB. This increase builds upon a similar expansion last year.
On Monday, February 27, 2017 new features will be introduced to Remedy Classic Work Orders and Incidents. Learn more:
If you have any questions in mind about the progress of the Concur Travel System Project or about Concur itself, there’s a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) page that may answer them.
In this 4-hour class, you will learn how to create new documents, edit and format text, navigation techniques, and layout options.
The application deadline has been extended for the diverse student summer internship program, sponsored by the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion at Cornell. The new deadline is March 1, 2017. Internships begin in June and will run 9 to 10 weeks through August, at 30 to 39 hours per week,...
In coming weeks, CIT will be offering six different classes relating to Remedy at no charge, some with a choice of session times. These include Incident Management training--basic, advanced, and for local administrators; Problem Management; MyIT/Work Order Management; and Remedy Smart IT.
Anyone administering a self-maintained installation of the WordPress content management system should check what version they are running, and upgrade immediately if it is WordPress 4.7.0 or 4.7.1. These are vulnerable to an exploit that is easily run remotely and allows privilege escalation...
Have an upcoming event you’d like included in the events calendar on the new IT@Cornell website? We want to hear from you!
The week of February 20, 2017 CIT will be upgrading our current email routers. This process will take four days as we transition to the new routers. The new inbound email routers will support industry best practices in spam quarantine management. This includes the ability to identify and...
In this course, attendees start by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to create logos. They will also combine text and graphics to create advertisements. The course is designed for graphic designers, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities. The topics...
In this three-day course, you will learn day-to-day management tasks, including how to manage software, client health, hardware and software inventory, applications, and integration with Intune. You also will learn how to optimize System Center Endpoint Protection, manage compliance, and...
Starting February 12, 2017, Box users will see a message when they enter Box presenting them with the option to enable the new Box experience. If dismissed, the banner will re-appear every three days. Users who turn on the new experience this way will be able to switch back to the current Box...
On January 25, 2017, representatives of the Concur travel system project provided an update at a CIT town meeting. This video includes a discussion of the implementation process, service components and features, next steps, and Q&A.
Cornell’s PeopleSoft system will be upgraded over the weekend of February 17-20. In order to upgrade, PeopleSoft will be unavailable from 10:00pm Friday, February 17, through the start of business on Tuesday, February 21.
In January, the number of Zoom users was more than double that of WebEx, with more than 2,500 people using Zoom. Help us continue to bring our users over to Zoom and share our upcoming trainings. Online only trainings have been scheduled for February 21, 2017 and March 17, 2017.