"inside|out" newsletter archive
Topics in the 33rd issue - March 2024
- New at ITS: EduIT / who and what is EduIT?
- Informatiktage Open Day 2024
- Project WLAN migration 2024 at ETH
- Exchange Online migration / Migration of emails to the cloud
- PREMISE project: Open and Reproducible Materials Science Research
- Multifactor authentication (MFA): register and log in securely
- IT puzzle: a journey back in time / Learn more about these IT finds
- Guest rules / who counts as a guest?
- Softphone / Unified Communication (UC)
- App PolyMaps wins GIS Excellence Award from Esri Schweiz
- End of availability of the provisioning app in Teams
Topics in the 32nd issue - December 2023
- Electronic stamp / eSiegel: Stamping documents electronically
- WLAN for day guests / visitors at ETH
- SAM: Compliance & cost control / Introduction of the tool SAM with software inventory
- DeepL Pro Translator subscription
- Cloud costs are becoming more transparent / Transparent cost overview of the cloud resources used
- Emails in spam / In search of emails
- IT puzzle: Travel back in time / Learn more about this IT find
- Save the date: Informatiktage 2024
- Optimising the ETH printer landscape
- Cookpit: culinary delights in pictures and words
Topics in the 31st issue - July 2023
- Business Relationship Office (BRO)
- Phone Control Center: Telephone redirection made easy
- Digitalisation project eResearch / one web portal for all funding instruments
- Email Services soon in the cloud
- Kubernetes as a Service / running containerised applications with KaaS
- Way-up: the shortened IT apprenticeship at ETH
- IARU Cybersecurity Forum @ ETH Zurich
- How can I contribute to energy saving?
Topics in the 30th issue - March 2023
- Electronic signature eSign: Sign documents electronically
- New onboarding process for new ETH members
- ZO double premiere: Windows 11 Update & OneDrive Migration
- Computerworld Swiss CIOs with Dr Rui Brandao
- New self-service portal Polycloud: the ETH self-service portal for virtual servers
- Update Compliance Module e-Learning "Information Security"
- Informatiktage / IT Days 2023 at ETH with exclusive IT insights
Topics in the 29th issue - December 2022
- The fixed network is going mobile / More workplace mobility thanks to softphone
- Explanatory video "MFA – Registering and logging in securely"
- Leonhard Med & new ETH technology platform dTIP / Leonhard Med supports human research
- ETH People Search extended / Search for lecturers, students or employees of ETH Zurich
- New: SIS video online / Scientific IT Services – Empowering your research
- New guidelines for research data management
- Printing at events / mail2print
Topics in the 28th issue - July 2022
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- The new System Health service / Are we aware of our critical IT vulnerabilities?
- New Division Head ITS CxS / Welcome Miroslav Kobas
- More security thanks to MFA / Who stole the login data?
- IT apprenticeship for refugees / New: Integration pre-vocational training at the IT Training Lab
- The Google powerhouse / Google Workspace now available
- Goodbye Giorgio / Giorgio Broggi’s retirement & anniversary
- Forgotten your ETH password? / Reset the password yourself
- IT taster course for female pupils / New: Additional "Women only"
- Check & update communication/address data
Topics in the 27th issue - March 2022
- Accessible indoor navigation at ETH / Barrier-free directions
- Globus GridFTP / New ETH data sharing service
- More digital accessibility for everyone at ETH
- New retention period for Zoom cloud recordings / new policy
- New ETH mass alerting solution for fire/evac & school shooting/barricading
- Info about the ETH Doodle
- IT find for guessing / IT puzzle: Journey back in time
- Informatiktage 2022 / discover the programme now
Topics in the 26th issue - December 2021
- Cloud(y) IT – we provide clarity / Off to the cloud - with us!
- New rules: Cloud usage & classification
- ETH Cloud for client backups / mobile working - but with a data backup
- Alternatives to CIFEX / Decommissioning of CIFEX
- Restructuring of IT Services / new organisational structure from 2022
- Awareness to prevent cyber-fraud
- IT puzzle: Journey back in time / Who’s familiar with this IT Find?
Topics in the 25th issue - July 2021
- alarmNet – new ETH radio network / alarm network
- Section Head ITS SWS: Successor
- Pay attention to email signatures / PKI certificate management
- Smart Working Training goes on
- ITS Services for Research and Teaching / IT Services for Departments
- 2021 Informatiktage review at ETH Zurich with ITS
Topics in the 24th issue - March 2021
- Behind the scenes: Flexible emergency operations in teaching
- IT Support in Dakar Senegal, Africa
- ETH Data disposal: secure and certified
- Informatiktage 2021: Programmes online, with ITS participation
- PKI Certificate Management: using certificates to defend against cyber attacks
- IT Knowledge Base with step-by-step instructions
Topics in the 23rd issue - November 2020
- Network expansion during the crisis / 30,000 successfully sent to home working
- Online Exams in the Covid Age / In-person Exams despite COVID-19
- Working from Home securely / COVID-19 doesn't stop Hackers
- Young 'n' Rising: Open for Business / You benefit. We learn from it.
- ?Smart Working Training Days? for Microsoft 365/Teams
- An IT puzzle – a trip back in time / Who’s familiar with this IT find?
- SWITCH edu-ID & swisscovery / New Access for the ETH Library
Topics in the 22nd issue - July 2020
- New forms of collaboration - Microsoft 365 / new cloud based applications
- In focus: Zoom at ETH / Maintaining emergency operations with Zoom
- Network IT-Women@ETH founded / Together strong
- IT Services writes history / How it all began
- IT Services is moving
Topics in the 21st issue - March 2020
- IT support during Corona period
- How the ETH got onto the Internet
- Informatiktage 2020 at ETH cancelled
Topics in the 20th issue - December 2019
- Bye, bye "little monsters" / Follow-?up campaign - IT Security Awareness
- Storage collaboration with D-?BSSE over a distance of 100 km
- Self-?service portal IT Shop / Automated IT Service Management
- Free LTS from 2020
- IT puzzle: Journey back in time / Who’s familiar with this IT Find?
Topics in the 19th issue - July 2019
- Leonhard Med: ETH leading in research infrastructure for confidential data
- Wireless presentation and collaboration technology / Wireless connection to screens and projectors
- New Identity and Access Management System / nethz system replaced
- IT puzzle: Journey back in time / Who’s familiar with this IT Find?
Topics in the 18th issue - March 2019
- Expert data management for cutting-edge research at ETH / How do you feel about your research data?
- Sensitisation via phishing / take the test
- refine: new SAP environment at ETH Zurich / major project with new technologies
- IT Puzzle: Journey back in time / What year does this IT Find date from?
17th issue - December 2018
- New: collaborative working with polybox / from storage to collaboration
- Wi-Fi & VPN Change at ETH / reconnect today
- Videoconferencing: Do it yourself / Better local video conferences
- ISO recertification of IT ServicesTopics in the 17th issue - December 2018
16th issue - June 2018
- Online exams: off to new shores / Bold engineers transport mobile treasures
- MailCleaner: the new mail filter service / 2.6 billion unwanted e-mail messages …
- Compicampus – IT courses for students / Compicampus – a success story
- Dealing with new GDPR (EU-DSGVO)
15th issue - March 2018
- IT security at ETH Zurich / IT: securing the future!
- Mobile and present in a remote location / Telepresence robots undergo suitability test
- UCC: Ready for the next step? / UCC – countdown to rollout
14th issue - November 2017
- UCC - Unified Communication / UCC: We do everything for your communication!
- Create online surveys easily / Create a survey - simply and professionally
- Why do I need SharePoint in my life? / SharePoint at ETH
13th issue - June 2017
- ITS now supporting IT at D-MAVT / At your service!
- How is your SAM? / Software Asset Management (SAM) commitment at the ETH
- Full speed ahead into the ETH storage future / Agility in the new storage solution
12th issue - March 2017
- New ETH Platform Leonhard Open & Med / New ETH Science Support for Big Data and Machine Learning
- Password Safe - secure, and always with you / Password Manager - The safe for your passwords
- The Windows 10 ZO-Client is approaching the landing strip / Windows 10 ZO-Client: "Take-off" successful!
11th issue - December 2016
- New Director at IT Services / introduction in a video
- First IT Training Lab at ETH / 1st class with 7 trainees
- On the trail of the data packets / Crime scene network
- The App Factory at ITS / Internal app development at ETH
10th issue - July 2016
- Professional video productions at the ETH Zurich / … and action! The new video studio at ETH
- VPN – encrypted data connection to the ETH / On the go? How to connect to ETH network
- Research data management / "Data monsters" are hiding everywhere
9th issue - March 2016
- ETH gets a newsletter tool / a newsletter service for ETH
- Research data under control / Research Data Management
- After IDES comes the IT Shop / IT Shop replaces IDES
8th issue - November 2015
- New division ITS S4D / ITS Services for Departments
- Beamer and presentation format at ETH / Projections and slides new in 16:9
- Contact database - management of own and ETH external contacts and addresses / A contact database for all of ETH
7th issue - June 2015
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- Stay on course / Steering projects without capsizing
- Cost-effective Internet access / Roaming: How-to for cheaper Internet access
- New ETH storage service / CDS is inexpensive for research
6th issue - March 2015
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- SmartDesk – First point of contact for IT issues / Dynamic Forms – help for self-help
- Off campus password change? / How-to: slightly complicated, but doable
- IT services in ONE catalog / We make IT easy
5th issue - December 2014
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- New service for ETH: Long Term Storage / Green data repository / Forget data deletion
- Computer security incident / Protect yourself and the ETH / Is your computer safe?
- New print service at ETH / Printing at ETH / On the way to paperless office and paperless research?
4th issue - July 2014
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- New EULER cluster at ETH / ETH Zurich Milestone / EULER combines high performance and cloud computing
- Success through cooperation / Online exams at ETH / Joint dedication deserves top marks
- Online contract management / Paper form outdated / Monitor tenders, contracts and suppliers
3rd issue - March 2014
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- Modern ETH Communication / The future is called "Unified Communications" /Maximizing ETH Communication
- IT Security - Risky Business? / IT Security Awareness: Reducing the risks
- "All-inclusive Easy Care Package" / D-GESS: IT completely outsourced, more money for research
2nd issue - September 2013
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- Scientific IT Services / Launching and setting up a new division for ETH research / The new division Scientific IT Services (SIS) supports ETH research
- Software Project Services / Years of experience in software development / System Integration, SW Service Management and Development
- More convenient than travelling / "Good morning, Boston – good evening, Singapore" / "Face to Face" – Video conferencing for teaching and research
1st issue - April 2013
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- Service polybox / new "Dropbox-similar storage" at ETH "polybox – Use it as a logical memory stick – store your data on the ETH campus"
- Exponential WLAN growth at ETH Zurich / Wireless Service Quality The mobile trend, network "interferences" at ETH Zurich and ITS counter measures
- IT Procurement "What do portfolio management and procurement have in common? More specifically, what is the connection between IT portfolio management and IT procurement?!"
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