Events

Speaker: Sergey Bobkin, Information Systems Specialist (IST)

More and more institutional data is stored in the Azure cloud. Our group primarily supports data stewards and end users in getting insights from this data in the Power BI service. However, we've also enabled other options to get data into system and user hands, with granular permissions, with live query capabilities, and with user consent; join to find out what we've built and what we've learned.

Speaker: Robyn Landers, Information Technology Specialist, Team Lead (MFCF)

This seminar will be on the topic of managing utility shutdowns.

Speaker: Andriana Vanezi, Systems Integration Specialist, Information Security Services

​​​​​​​As cyberattacks continue to increase, the human factor remains the top contributor. To help protect the information assets of the University of Waterloo, ISS aims to equip its employees with the necessary knowledge and skills to act as a strong shield of defense. This presentation will cover the progress of the project, including the key stakeholders involved, the benefits of the training program, and the challenges faced by the team.

Speakers: Keith Peck, Computing Consultant (IST), Kurtis Girard Atlassian Administrator/Computing Consultant (IST), Maher Shinouda, Project Manager (IST)

This presentation will give a brief overview of previous endeavours to understand the asset management environment at the University of Waterloo, and the current IT Asset Management project. A demonstration of Atlassian’s Asset, an asset and configuration management will be provided. This demonstration will provide insight into how IST is using Assets to track and sign-out assets.

Speaker: Steven Bourque, Director, Technology Integrated Systems, IST

Technology Integrated Services (TIS), within Information Systems and Technology (IST) provides services to the university-at-large in the areas of infrastructure applications, telecommunications, computing systems, data centres, structured cabling and physical security, storage technologies and network connectivity. This presentation will provide a brief overview of TIS, our philosophy, achievements of 2021 and our current initiatives and plans.

Speaker: Stephan Markan, Computing Consultant, IST

This seminar will be on the topic of where to store your files.

Speaker: Esteban Veintimilla, CEO and Co-Founder 1Mentor

This seminar will be on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. 1Mentor and Esteban were recently featured in Waterloo News:

https://uwaterloo.ca/news/global-futures/ai-enable-dynamic-workforce

Speaker: Greg Parks, Manager, Information Systems and Technology, Renison University College

This seminar is on Renison's Non-Credit Student Information System

Speakers:

Aklima Sharmin - Learning Technologies Analyst; Michele Sguigna - Learning Technologies Analyst; Ishan Abeywardena - Associate Director, Systems

CEL MySeats - a comprehensive space sharing app for the hybrid office

Space sharing was identified as a requirement in the Workforce Plan adopted by the Centre for Extended Learning (CEL). In addition to ensuring a productive, positive environment, enhancing work-life balance, recruiting, and retaining healthier, happier staff, while maintaining optimal productivity and service levels, the University realized that reducing space requirements was another key benefit of working from home. The space sharing arrangement is important to ensure that we maximize the space we have and also to ensure everyone has a place to sit and work when they are in the office. In September 2022, CEL Systems rolled out CEL MySeats which is a homegrown space booking system built on MS Power Apps. However, this was difficult to maintain and did not allow the integration of enterprise level maintenance and support. Taking into consideration some of the feedback, CEL Systems has now rolled out the new and improved CEL MySeats 2.0 on Decisions, which is UW’s central business process management (BPM) no-code platform. Among the key features of CEL MySeats 2.0 are interactive floor map, recurring bookings, partial bookings, outlook integration, SSO via ADFS, staff seating list, space/asset management, admin controls, support for accommodations and usage reporting. During this talk we will provide a short demo of how we use the system for space sharing, its reporting capabilities using PowerBI and how we re-equipped the entire office to enable seamless plug-and-play space sharing.