Presentation

Telephony options at Penn State have changed drastically over the past year or so.  We will review the current options and discuss the on-going evolution of Telephony service options.

Do you feel like you are missing a key part of something every time you are wearing the Business Analyst Hat? Do you think if I could just organize my stuff in another way, this would be better. Do you ever think, what are other Business Analysts doing at Penn State? In this session, attendees will hear how the Business Analysts have developed their toolbox by hearing from internal stakeholders to achieve project success. 

Exciting new features from CyberArk are here! CyberArk introduced agentless zero-standing privileged access and streamlined credential sharing. It’s all about making your experience smoother and more secure!  

The IT Optimization Service Team (IT OST) Cost-Based Financial Taxonomy workstream is a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing financial transparency, optimizing IT expenditures, and strengthening decision-making at Penn State University. This project seeks to establish a cost-based financial taxonomy that systematically categorizes IT spending, aligning it with business objectives and enabling data-informed decision-making. Outcomes will include:

This session will walk attendees through using the Captioning Decision Tree and Workflow to best manage their unit resources to meet the new DOJ Rule requirements for live and postproduction captioning. This session will introduce a new third party AI captioning resource Echo Labs Casper. This course is targeted to individuals and teams who manage captioning videos for their units/areas.

The US Department of Justice has published a new Title II section, H of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure that the services, programs, and activities offered by State and local government entities to the public via web content and mobile apps are accessible to individuals with disabilities. This session will discuss the new rule, its implications for the University and identify tools and training options to help ensure the University meets the rule compliance deadline of April 24, 2026.

Penn State's GitHub Enterprise Cloud service is transforming how students, faculty, and staff collaborate on code, research, and projects at Penn State. But what does that mean for IT professionals and web developers? 

Does the idea of regularly updating your website's homepage video overwhelm you? Attend this session to learn how you can leverage existing video and/or still images to create a 0:15 sizzle reel for your campus homepage that can be easily updated over time. This session will:

This presentation will provide an overview of the current automation processes utilized by the Cyber Network Defense (Firewall) Team, highlighting the tools and techniques we use today. Additionally, we will discuss our strategic vision for how these automation tools will evolve and be leveraged to enhance our security operations in the future.