Thousands of information technology professionals gathered at the NetApp Insight Conference in Las Vegas to hear experts from such leading organizations as Centura Health, SAP, DreamWorks—and Syracuse University.
Eric Sedore, associate chief information officer with Information Technology Services (ITS), took part in the conference keynote presentation. He discussed how Syracuse University approaches the challenges and opportunities of supporting the data needs of a global research university.
“In the last seven years, we’ve seen explosive research data growth,” Sedore said. “We’re a research university, it’s what we do. Research requires data—and a lot of it. Whether it’s genomic data, gravitational wave data, or soft matter data in the STEM areas, or 3D rendering in our render farms for our College of Visual and Performing Arts, we’re producing the lifeblood of the institution in this data.” Continue Reading
A junior information management and technology major, Jonathan spent his summer as an intern in the ITS Service Center, where he worked alongside other interns to help students, faculty and staff resolve issues with their electronic devices.