Enterprise Applications (EA) recently announced FY24 Organizational Changes, including several promotions. Please WashU IT in congratulating the following team members on their recent promotions. Your dedication to the mission of IT and the University is notable and appreciated by all. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.
Category: Enterprise Applications
Allison Grindon: The Importance of Being Heard and Understood When Communicating
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place” – Bernard Shaw This is my favorite quote about communication. For me, it serves as a reminder to really make sure that my message is being heard and understood by my audience. I wanted to talk about this because communicating is […]
IT Asset Management Offers Phase 1 Hardware Go-Live Update; Training and User Acceptance Testing News
The IT Asset Management team provided a Hardware Asset Management Phase 1 Go-Live update during a Town Hall meeting May 23. Additionally, news of upcoming training and user acceptance testing was shared. Stakeholders were provided the opportunity to ask questions, present ideas, and express concerns. Check out the recording and transcripts from this recent event.
Fuertes Named Executive Director for IT Digital Transformation
Digital Strategy and Optimized Execution Plan among Top PrioritiesMichelle Fuertes has been named Washington University in St. Louis’ first executive director for Information Technology Digital Transformation (IT-DT). Fuertes’ position dually reports to Chief Technology Officer Greg Hart and professor, and founding Director of the Institute for Informatics (I2), Dr. Philip Payne. Fuertes began her role […]
Addressing Meeting Overload: What You Can Do
Submitted by Jennie Franke I’ve been having various conversations (on and off-line) with coworkers, colleagues, friends, and family about meeting overload. It’s in the media because it’s a challenge that a lot of us are having. I wanted to have a pointed discussion with the EA Management team to ensure we were aligned (more or […]
Enterprise Applications (EA): Atlassian Cloud Migration
The Atlassian Cloud Migration project is under way. The first group, IT-related Confluence spaces and Jira projects, has already been successfully migrated to the Atlassian Cloud. Business-related and RIS spaces and projects will migrate from June 15 through June 18, 2023. The project team has begun meeting with space and project owners in Group 2 […]
Message from CIO Jessie Minton: Join Us Wednesday for the Unveiling of ImpacT
At 10:00 a.m. tomorrow we will launch our highly anticipated new IT Strategic Plan, ImpacT, during our monthly IT All Hands meeting. I hope you will join us for this historic occasion. Before that meeting, I invite you to explore our new webpages showcasing this plan and what it means to each one of you. […]
Privileged Access Management (PAM): PM Guard to be Retired – User Action Requested
As part of our Privileged Access Management (PAM) cybersecurity strategy, WashU IT is implementing CyberArk, a patented vault technology used for managing and recording both credential storage and remote desktop access. As part of this plan, WashU IT will migrate its Identity Access Management (IAM) security tool from PMGuard to CyberArk. PMGuard will then be […]
April 3: Atlassian Cloud Migration
The first migration to the Atlassian Cloud will be underway in less than two weeks. IT-related Confluence spaces and Jira projects are scheduled to migrate March 30-April 2. (Business-related spaces and projects and RIS will migrate in late Spring.) The new cloud environment will be available Monday, April 3. Please note that any edits made […]
WashU IT Enterprise Applications Announces New Interim Leader
Craig Named Interim Executive Director of Enterprise Applications for WashU IT I would like to take this opportunity to make you aware of an interim change in our WashU IT Enterprise Applications (EA) structure. I’m excited to share that effective immediately, Mark Craig has assumed the role of Interim Executive Director of EA reporting directly […]