Secure Email Migration to Microsoft Purview

WashU IT will migrate the university’s Cisco email encryption service to Microsoft Purview. The migration will simplify access and improve communication clarity. This migration will occur on Monday, October 28th, at 7:00 PM CT. After the change, continue to include “Secure” in the subject line of the email to send secure encrypted messages. The Benefits […]

WashU Data Management & Analytics introduces Data Dives

WashU Data Management & Analytics would like to introduce you to Data Dives! This brand-new, easy-to-use tool lets you explore and visualize summarized data. See executive-level insights within seconds as you click through the interactive dashboards, or create your own custom report or dashboard based on the same aggregated dataset. Data Dives are specially designed […]

WashU IT Plays Key Role in Launching High-Tech Siteman Cancer Center Facility

The WashU IT team is proud to have contributed to the development and opening of the new Siteman Cancer Center (SCC). This high-tech, state-of-the-art facility is nine stories, 657,250 square feet, and located at Forest Park and Taylor Avenue.  With an emphasis on multi-disciplinary care and enhanced connections between research and clinical, the SCC consolidates […]

WashU IT Kicks Off ServiceNow Teams Integration Project Implementation

WashU IT has officially kicked off the ServiceNow Teams Integration project implementation, with a go-live scheduled for November. This project aims to enhance IT communication and support by connecting Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 with ServiceNow. As part of this integration, a new chat feature will be added to the ServiceNow portal, enabling real-time communication […]

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month around the world 

This month marks a global initiative aimed at helping everyone stay safe and secure when using technology. At WashU, the Office of Information Security is proud to support this effort, promoting a full month of essential cybersecurity practices.  We’re encouraging the WashU community to adopt these key behaviors to strengthen your online security. While there […]

The Capacity Management Corner: Improve capacity management using Planview PPM Pro 

The Capacity Management Corner: Improve capacity management using Planview PPM Pro   The WashU IT Capacity Management project team is busy working to improve WashU IT capacity management using Planview PPM Pro! Why is Capacity Management important?  Click here to find out (PDF).   Why are we making a change?   Enhanced use of Planview PPM Pro for […]

Answers to questions about Zoom’s AI Companion and security 

There have been many questions about Zoom’s AI Companion and the security of the transcriptions it creates, as well as the content Zoom uses to train its AI model. Check out a new knowledge base article (KBA) offering a brief overview of the AI Companion tool and WashU’s default settings.   “Zoom is always adding and […]

WashU IT Nears Completion of Campus-Wide Microsoft 365 Upgrade, Enhancing Security and User Experience

The Shared Infrastructure team is excited to be wrapping up the Microsoft 365 project next month. We spoke with Craig Luciano, assistant director, Shared Infrastructure, about his involvement with the project and specifically what this means for the university.  WashU IT is moving everyone to the new generation of Microsoft Office, M365. Driven by Microsoft’s […]

WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services Scientific Compute Operational Platform Expansion (SCOPE) Update

Good news! Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) is proud to announce the latest in our Scientific Compute Operational Platform Expansion (SCOPE.) With cutting-edge hardware and software components, this expansion will significantly upgrade, update, and expand RIS’s high-performance compute platform to support the research community. Here’s what you can expect from the compute operational platform: – 5000 […]