1. G Suite, Office 365, Slack & More
DCSS Fall 2018

2. NLI Collaboration Course Series
CCS delivered our first round of NLI courses this semester
We are offering the following courses next semester
Collaboration using G Suite
Collaboration using Slack
Collaboration using Microsoft Teams

3. Team-based File Storage and Sharing New one-pager is available at https://tinyurl.com/y8v6cjc3

4. VT Slack Workspace & Single-Channel Guests
The Virginia Tech Slack service is live at
Departments may purchase licenses for users through the IT Service Catalog
Single-Channel Guest accounts are also available at no cost for external (non-VT) users

5. VT Slack Workspace Usage
525 Members
369 Weekly Active Users
101 Public Channels
Current as of 10/23/2018

6. Google December Event
Google presenters will be on campus to share the benefits of Google G Suite for Teaching and Research
BYOD hands-on with new beta tool sets
Watch VT News for a follow up announcement with registration details

7. Azure Information Protection Rollout
Protect files and s
Phase I Labels will include
General
Private
Encrypted
FERPA
PII
Pilot has been completed and we will be expanding user access in 2019

8. Calendar Synchronization with Microsoft Flow
Populates changes in one calendar to the other
Keeps your free/busy details in sync between calendars
Provided with your Office 365 license
KB for more details

9. Exchange Online Automated Licensing
Current: All new faculty & staff accounts starting on 10/15/2018 automatically receive an Exchange Online mailbox
Planned Updates:
Move the mailbox routing selection to Account Manager
Expand user coverage to provision accounts for pre-10/15 accounts

10. Microsoft’s Advanced Threat Protection
Tired of being phished? Take part in our ATP Pilot to evaluate the new protections. The pilot will start in January 2019.
Microsoft’s Advanced Threat Protection

11. Cloud Services
Cloud Consultations
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure

12. Virtual Environments Virtual Machine Environments (VME) VME + PHI
Linux and Windows Virtual Machines for general use by Departments or Faculty/Staff
CCS Managed (Optional Service)
IT Service Catalog
VME + PHI
Linux and Windows Virtual Machines for PHI research or contractual agreements involving compliance with HIPAA CCS Managed
Secure Research Environment (SRE)
Linux and Windows Virtual Machines and Secure Access Points for Researchers with Technology Control Plans involving Controlled Unclassified Information
CCS Managed

13. Research Data Compliance and IT Consultations
In partnership with ARC, ITSO, OSP, and OESRC
Designed for faculty and staff with research compute or data needs
Helps researchers understand and leverage Division of IT resources and services
IT Service Catalog

14. Questions?