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Welcome to the 2022 IT Partners Virtual Conference

Mike Sherman (IT Partners Planning Team) 

Keynote on the supply chain by Yossi Sheffi

Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Professor Sheffi is a global expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management. He has authored several books on the topic, including his sixth and latest book, A Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, and Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World (October 2021). To learn more about his work, go to sheffi.mit.edu/

Neat Boards: A Zoom Room Alternative

Tom Brand (VPF)

Hybrid meetings are here to stay, and we all need technology to make them work. Tom will demo using Neat web conferencing appliances as a substitute to dedicated Zoom Rooms.

• Neat Boards: https://neat.no/board/
• Want to get one? Contact servicedesk@mit.edu before you order to start the process of getting a Zoom Room account
• Questions? Want to see Neat Boards or Neat Bars live? Check with Tom: tbrand@mit.edu

Cloud Computing at MIT

Rikus Goosen (IS&T) and Rajiv Shridhar (Sloan)

It seems like everything is in the cloud these days, and there are so many options to choose from.

Rikus will tell us about the cloud services MIT/IS&T provides, including the discount programs and how to get an account on AWS, GCP or Azure.

Rajiv will talk about Research Computing in the Cloud at MIT.

• Cloud Computing:

  • MIT Cloud Accounts: https://ist-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/cloud-accounts

  • Cloud Accounts portal: https://mv-ezproxy-com.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/
  • Questions? Email cloud-accounts@mit.edu
• Research Computing in the Cloud

  • Research Computing at MIT: https://research-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/research-resources/research-computing

  • Ronin: https://ronin.mitresearch.cloud/login.php

  • MIT News story about Office of Research Computing and Data: https://news-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/2022/mit-launch-new-office-research-computing-data-0505

O365 - It's more than just email!

Dave Blum (IS&T), Dan Alexander (Sloan), and Kurt Buehlmaier (Microsoft)

We've been hearing about O365 around the Institute for years, and who hasn't seen the (many) emails about migrating to O365 from Exchange email? But did you know there's more to O365 than just email?

Dave will provide an overview of the O365 Email Migration project and process.

Dan and Kurt will spotlight selected O365 apps, including Bookings, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, and more.

• Exchange Migration

  • IS&T News about the migration: https://ist-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/news/o365-migration
    

  • Want to migrate your DLC? Email o365-migration@mit.edu

  • Web email after migration: https://outlook.office.com/

• Office 365 Service: https://ist-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/office365-service 

• Bookings app:

  • Microsoft: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/bookings/bookings-overview?view=o365-worldwide
  • UCONN: https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10817011782/Microsoft+Bookings

  • Microsoft intro video: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-is-bookings-42d4e852-8e99-4d8f-9b70-d7fc93973cb5

• All the Microsoft 365 apps: https://www.office.com/apps (log in with MIT credentials)

Free Accessibility Checking Tools

Katherine Wahl, Rich Caloggero, and Jen Dee (DSL)

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities, but how can we, as IT providers, help fulfill that commitment?

Katherine Wahl, Rich Caloggero, and Jen Dee will share some free accessibility checking tools, and how the Disability and Access Services (DAS) group can help you foster an accessible campus experience at MIT.

• Disability & Access Services at MIT:
  • Accessibility at MIT: https://accessibility-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/

  • Digital Accessibility Tips: https://accessibility-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/digital-accessibility

  • Questions? Email accessibility@mit.edu
• Tools used in session:
  • WAVE: https://wave.webaim.org/

  • axe DevTools: https://www.deque.com/axe/devtools/

  • NVDA screen reader: https://www.nvaccess.org/download/
  • Accessible University demo page: https://openassessittoolkit.github.io/accessible_u/before_u.html

Virtual Computer Labs for MIT Classes

Claudia Rugeles-Vaccaro (IS&T)

A professor comes to you and says, "I need you to install this software on 100 students' computers for this cool new class I'm teaching." You could cross your fingers that all those computers meet the minimum requirements and that students actually read their emails saying, "Hey, you need to install this software," and then set aside a bunch of time to troubleshoot installation issues, and then deal with decommissioning the software after the term ends...Or you could look to IS&T's Virtual Computer Labs. Claudia will share how the virtual desktop platform works and why you should consider it.

• Virtual Athena for students: https://ist-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/athena
• Virtual Computer Labs for MIT classes: https://ist-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/virtual-computer-lab

Security Compliance and Threat Trends

Jessica Murray (IS&T)

Learn about security compliance and threat trends, and their impact on MIT.

• Secure Computing
  
  • https://ist-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/secure
  • Questions? Email security@mit.edu
• What should I do if my MIT Kerberos account is compromised? http://kb.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/confluence/x/MZIBCQ
• InfoProtect: https://infoprotect-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org
  • Recent federal security requirements that may impact MIT's IT Security
    
    • NIST SP 800-172 (with link to NIST SP 800-171): https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-172/final
    • NSPM-33: https://ras-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/about-ras/news/guidance-implementation-national-security-presidential-memorandum-33-nspm-33
    • More about OMB M-22-09 (Zero Trust strategy): https://swishdata.com/zero-trust-m-22-09-what-you-need-to-know/
• MIT Phish Bowl https://www.flickr.com/photos/ist_atmit/sets/72157674839514551/ 

Closing Remarks and Networking

Mike Sherman (IT Partners Planning Team) 

We'll close out the day and then keep the meeting open for anyone who wants to chat.

• Have feedback? Contact the IT Partners Planning Team:
  • Slack: #ask-it-partners-planning-team
  • Email: itpartners@mit.edu