Protecting the safety of the members of our campus community is the most important thing we do. For this issue, we’ve dedicated our quarterly security update to focus entirely on how to help protect yourself and your family from a fire—whether on campus or off. We always want you to be prepared for an emergency, so we cover why batteries catch fire, the top causes of fires in the home, and how to prevent them in the first place, plus essential fire safety tips for your home. Continue reading Summer 2023 OIT Security Update Now Available
Author: Ian Aberle
Ian Aberle is an Adobe Creative Educator and the Senior IT Communications Specialist & Trainer for the Office of Information Technology (OIT). For over 25 years, he has helped the SMU community use technology and implement digital and web media through multiple roles with the Digital Commons, SMU STAR Program, and now OIT. Ian enjoys photography and road trips with his family in his free time.
my.SMU Outage July 15 Impacts Student Financials Access
my.SMU will be undergoing major maintenance this weekend. Students, faculty, staff, and others will not be able to access the system or make payments.
An outage has been scheduled to begin at Continue reading my.SMU Outage July 15 Impacts Student Financials Access
M3 Takes SMU High-Performance Computing to Next Level
Over the past decade, SMU has pushed forward in high-performance computing (HPC), first with ManeFrame, then ManeFrame II, the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD Advantage, and now M3. With M3 coming online this month, with its state-of-the-art CPUs, networking technologies, high memory capacity per node, and advanced interactive experiences, it has doubled the number of CPU Cores in the Data Center available for optimized high-level programming environments such as MATLAB, Python, and R. Another improvement is the unified Work storage system which allows researchers to more seamlessly transfer data between the SuperPod and M3! Continue reading M3 Takes SMU High-Performance Computing to Next Level
Canvas Corner:
May 2023 Edition
Every month in Canvas Corner, we discuss the new features and enhancements available in the Canvas LMS. This month, we look at new features and changes to the the Rich Content Editor, SpeedGrader, and Canvas integrations, including Panopto and PlayPosit. All updates will be available in Canvas the 3rd weekend of the month. Continue reading Canvas Corner:
May 2023 Edition
Security Incident at City of Dallas
We are tracking a news story about the City of Dallas. Reports indicate that the City of Dallas is experiencing service outages associated with a ransomware attack on its IT systems. We will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that SMU is not impacted, but we’ll need your help to monitor for any suspicious activity. Continue reading Security Incident at City of Dallas
