News Flash!!! Google Chrome is now able to access all WOU systems as of 1pm on October 2nd, 2015. You’re computer may not immediately pick up the changes. Please follow the technical instructions below to “strenuously encourage” your machine to … Continue reading
I’m nearly complete with my current stint of streamlining our Desktop Support operations. High Points: Munki auto-updates PDR flow & communication Lab Re-imaging Reorganization (starting soon) Purging Windows XP Team building What I really want to talk about is the … Continue reading
As the WOU infrastructure has grown and matured, we have come to understand certain complications and inefficiencies in some areas. Specifically, and as we all know, the Apple technology was never designed for Enterprise use (not Star Trek). Large organizations … Continue reading
Today was the day. We officially gave our users the first taste of Cognos and the new WOU EDW. Western Oregon University’s Enterprise Data Warehouse will utilize an Oracle database, ODI (for ETL/ EL-T) and a Cognos Framework Manager-designed front-end. … Continue reading
Normally Graudation is a happy time. But it sucks. Seriously? Our best and brightest students, with skills and experience that WE GAVE THEM …. leaving. Gone. Bye-bye. Sheesh. I’ll celebrate after I stop crying. Maybe. Really though, think about it. … Continue reading
This week we have been struggling with an OWB versioning issue. We’re not to the point of all the king’s horse or men, but we are redirecting our efforts looking at Oracle/OWB 11.2.0.1 instead of 11.2.0.3 A delay in the … Continue reading
Our EDW deadline is down to around a month. During the next 4-5 weeks, we’ll need to finish loading FIS data, FIS fixed assets, finish SIS (degrees, transfer) and start into HR. We’ve completed our first final report, with 2 … Continue reading
Our various teams have invested some regular time these last 2 weeks meeting with Cisco, Sophos, VMWare, NetApp, Aruba, among others — to discuss the future roadmap of technology at WOU. Some vendors we’ve worked with in the past – … Continue reading
Currently we are researching and working through setting up an instance of WordPress with the BuddyPress plug-in. The ultimate goal will be to enable DEP to have a uniquely configured system for the interpreting program. With a specialized set of … Continue reading
