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From a single source ­– cheaper event recordings through a new production system

For five years, Multimedia Services› mobile HD production unit has been enabling the reliable recording of conferences, events and lectures in (almost) every room of the ETH and, on request, even outside of it. More than 2,000 videos from more than 500 events have been produced since then, ranging from multi-day conferences to individual evening lectures. As with all technical devices, after five years at the latest the time has come to invest in a replacement. With an output format of 720p (these days, 1080p, known as «Full HD», is customary), there was reason enough to replace the current production system, especially since a larger car and significant effort is required to transport it. Weiterlesen

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New ETH Research Data Hub Service

As part of our on-going commitment to research data management, ETH IT Services are pleased to announce that the new ETH Research Data Hub (ETH-RDH) service will be available from September 2018.

ETH-RDH is a versatile data management solution specially designed for ETH research groups working in quantitative scientific disciplines. It is based on the powerful and well-established openBIS platform, developed by ETH Scientific IT Services (https://sis.id.ethz.ch).

ETH-RDH allows scientists to document and annotate their research data from initial acquisition onwards, as well as to create inventories of materials and protocols, thereby facilitating knowledge sharing and transfer within the research group.

ETH-RDH also enables sharing with collaborators, well suited to modern research projects that often involve researchers across different groups. The first 100GB of storage in ETH-RDH is free of charge for each ETH research group, additional storage beyond that will be priced competitively. Weiterlesen

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Machine learning for IT Services

With machine learning IT becomes suitable for everyday use. IT used to be defined by deterministic processes and procedures, but machine learning allows large amounts of unstructured data to be processed. In other words: The data that arises in everyday life no longer has to be specially prepared, but instead can be fed directly into an IT process. Weiterlesen

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Making of: inside|out newsletter no. 16

IT news at ETH Zurich – «Find out what’s going on in terms of IT at ETH Zurich»: the 16th inside|out newsletter is online.

There is a lot happening before the newsletter can be sent out. Weiterlesen

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«Praxis D-MAVT» web application

«Praxis D-MAVT» was put into production by ITS Software Services at the end of May 2018.
Students of the D-MAVT department must complete 25-days of workshop practice in the bachelor’s programme and 60-days of industry practice in the master’s programme. Weiterlesen

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New Mailserver Version (mail.ethz.ch)

On Wednesday June 6, 2018, IT Services activated a new version of the mail server (mail.ethz.ch).

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Impressions from the Cybersecurity Forum in Singapore

International research universities have launched a cybersecurity forum in Singapore. Visit of ETH Zurich & impressions of Dr. Rui Brandao in the ETH-Blog. Weiterlesen

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Informatiktage 2018: Exhibition and Informatics Festival

The Informatiktage 2018 will take place on Friday 1 & Saturday 2 June 2018. We are looking forward to your visit!

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Information and Alarm Tool (IAT)

ETH Zurich relies on an information and alarm tool (IAT), which has been in use since 2017.

In the event of evacuations and attacks, it allows the operator in the alarm control centre to alert affected persons, functionaries and rooms (such as lecture halls, computer rooms, etc.) at the touch of a button.

The following communication channels are used to sound the alarm:

  • digitally signed e-mails
  • landline calls (text-to-speech)
  • text message (SMS) and text-to-speech on the mobile phone
  • EVAK systems and mobile apps push notification (from April 2018)

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