Cloud Adoption at UofT: Bob Cook, CIO at the University of Toronto, describes the implementation of Microsoft's Live@edu and Office 365 cloud solution at his university. Bob explains the process of consultation, planning, and implementation of this strategic cloud offering. He also discuss their experiences and learning outcomes from the process. UofT Cloud
UBC Goes Keyless: UBC is implementing chip-embedded cards for building access through the university. They plan to move to 100% keyless entry for all buildings, including the Okanagan campus, with the first 20 building going keyless this spring. In a university where there are 154,000 keys in circulation, the cost of replacing missing keys (over 10,000) helps to justify the cost of the new system. Keyless in BC
Carleton investigates a CV database: Carleton University is launching a project to investigate implementing a CV database. A committee has been formed with the mandate to complete a review of the needs of faculty, librarians, and graduate students for such a tool. Carleton CV Project
New Blue Genes: IBM, in conjunction with the Federal government and the Ontario provincial government, has contributed two Blue Gene/Q supercomputers for research and development. The new IBM Canada Research and Development Centre is a $210 million investment and includes UofT, Western, McMaster, Queen's, UOIT, uOttawa, and Waterloo. Blue Gene
CANHEIT is Coming: Registration is now open for this year's CANHEIT conference. The theme for CANHEIT this year is "Building the Digital University." It will be held at the University of Saskatchewan from June 10 to 13. CANHEIT 2012
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