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Jan 17, 2024

Software, applications and new tools are available for free or at a discounted rate for the university community. Learn more about BioRender and high performance computing tools.

Jan 17, 2024

Microsoft Copilot is an AI tool that can help you save time and improve productivity and is now approved for use through our university licensing. With its AI-powered capabilities and commercial data protection, Copilot is a secure and reliable tool that can assist with a variety of tasks including answering complex questions and generating images with DALL-E 3. Check it out!

Jan 17, 2024

Updates coming soon to the EMS Room Scheduling System (EMS). Videoconference and webinar services will soon be available to request as part of the room reservation process.

Jul 25, 2023

OIT is planning on conducting failover testing of the North Classroom Data Center on Sunday, July 30th. This is an estimated 8-hour testing window from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm to evaluate system backup processes and remediate any issues that present. To test these processes, we will be simulating a network outage, but no power or devices will actually be turned off.

Jul 17, 2023 by Mimi Cohen Dell

CU Anschutz and CU Boulder celebrated a milestone this summer during a cross-campus gathering highlighting the significant advances made in high-performance computing (HPC) within the CU system. This integration of staff and expertise from both the Boulder and Anschutz campuses is a critical piece in advancing science and innovation.

Jul 18, 2023

The UIS data center move to CU Anschutz is scheduled to begin at noon on Friday, Oct. 6, through 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct 9. Multiple teams from OIT and Information Security and IT Compliance (ISIC) are working closely with UIS and our IT partners across both campuses to determine the systems and services that will be impacted.

Jun 15, 2023

The university can now easily report phishing messages directly through Microsoft Outlook. Learn more about the new functionality.

Jun 15, 2023

Primary security concerns with AI at the university include attackers deliberately injecting false information to compromise the integrity of data in machine learning mode and uploading data into AI where is may remain permanently without appropriate university approved protections and security controls.

May 15, 2023 by Chloe Rankin

Our new service desk support model includes a more streamlined process, quicker response times and more personalized assistance. If you need technical assistance while in a classroom or conference room, please call 303-724-4357 or 4-HELP.

May 9, 2023 by Mimi Cohen Dell

OIT has been working with the School of Medicine (SOM) and the CU Boulder Research Computing team (CURC) to create a shared HPC resource for researchers on the CU Anschutz campus. Interested in more information about high performance computing with Alpine? The team can attend your department meeting to discuss more about the system’s capabilities and processes to get started. A Microsoft Teams community site has been created for active HPC users to share best practices, resources, and peer-to-peer support. More information about the new Alpine HPC is available on the OIT HPC webpage at cuanschutz.edu/hpc or email questions to the HPC team at [email protected].

May 9, 2023

Starting in June of 2023, changes are coming to the current CU Anschutz Medical Campus agreement with Adobe. All current users must download your files from Adobe Creative Cloud storage and save them to a secure university file location prior to June 1, 2023. Your files will be permanently be lost if you don’t take this important step.