Resources for the Technical Community
Resources and information like interest groups, training, technology events and more for the technical community.
This page provides starting points to information on technology topics, systems and tools. Categories below contain links out to content from IT Services and campus IT providers to external websites.
Follow links to find contact information for specific questions and updates.
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E-mail Lists and Communications
Mailing Lists
UC San Diego uses Google Groups mailing lists for communications among teams, interest groups and other UC San Diego groups with common intrests. Find more on Google Groups and Email lists.
Developers: dev-l@ucsd.edu
- Login to Google Groups using your UC San Diego email account
- Search for dev-l or go to https://groups.google.com/a/ucsd.edu/g/dev-l
- Click the "Ask to join group" button
Sys Admins: sysadmin-l@ucsd.edu
- Login to Google Groups using your UC San Diego email account
- Search for sysadmin-l or go to https://groups.google.com/a/ucsd.edu/g/sysadmin-l
- Click the "Ask to join group" button
Cloud: clouddiscuss-g@ucsd.edu
- Login to Google Groups using your UC San Diego email address
- Search for clouddiscuss-g or go to https://groups.google.com/u/2/a/ucsd.edu/g/clouddiscuss-g
- Click the "Ask to join group" button
Subscriptions
Technical Community Information and Announcements
Chat Platforms
Microsoft Teams
Slack
Join UCSDTech at ucsdtech.slack.com.
Communities of Practice
Business Excellence Community of Practice (BECOP)
Business Excellence Community of Practice Zoom sessions and mailing lists bring these communities together through shared interests and as change agents. Both aspirational and formally-trained business improvement practitioners interested in fostering operational excellence are all welcome. Find out more on Business Excellence Community of Practice.
Data & Analytics Community of Practice
Analytics Communities of Practice Zoom sessions, mailing lists and forums bring data analysts together to discuss related topics, share best practices, ask questions and get answers about Activity Hubs and enterprise data. Find a list of Analytics Communities of Practice groups for Activity Hubs, analytics and reporting tools, data security and more.
Data Integration Community of Practice
Members discuss topics related to the IT Services data integration platforms such as Kafka, Nifi, API Manager, Airflow, and GoAnywhere. Find more on the Integration Community of Practice.
DevOps Roundtable
This speaker/Q&A format meeting bridges the conversation between infrastructure and app development. DevOps Roundtables take place from 1 to 2 p.m. every other Wednesday on the DevOps Zoom.
Join the Microsoft Teams DevOps Roundtable group's Roundtable meetings Agenda channel for up-to-date announcements.
Race Talk Community of Practice
Race Talk includes books, videos and articles that discuss "topics of race, racism, “whiteness” and White privilege," as Dr. Derald Wing Sue explains it. Find out more on Race Talk Community of Practice.
Conferences and Events
Conferences
Analytics Community of Practice (ACoP) Day
ACoP Day is an annual, one-day conference presented by the IT Services Business Intelligence & Analytics group. Technical and business speakers deliver the latest information for all who work with data and analytics. Conferenece dates vary per year. Visit the ACoP Day web page for the most recent information.
Campus LISA
Campus LISA is an annual technology conference held at UC San Diego. Conference dates vary, but the conference is generally held between June and November. Visit campuslisa.ucsd.edu for more information.
UCTech Conference
UC Tech is an annual technology conference that features speakers from all UC campuses highlighting projects, technologies and processes. Open to all in the UC system, hosting responsibility rotates to a different UC campus each year, with conference dates determined by the hosting campus. Subscribe to the UC IT Blog for general UC information.
Find a history and links to past UC Tech websites.
Visit these UC Tech websites:
See what Berkeley is planning for 2023 at uctech.berkeley.edu.
40 years of UC Tech were celebrated in San Diego. Find session recordings and photos at uctech.ucsd.edu.
Events
Tech Community Meetup
The technical outreach group presents meetup opportunities for all in technical and related positions at UiC San Diego and UC San Diego Health. Not a regularly-scheduled event, this event started December 2022. More information can be found on the TECHTalk information sessions page.
Support for Group Technical Events
- Space reservations
- Catering and equipment costs
- Event Promotion
- Large group Zoom webinar assistance
- Training resources
Contact tech-feedback@ucsd.edu.
Enterprise Data
Enterprise Data Repositories: Activity Hubs
Data Integration
Local systems and applications will access Activity Hubs enterprise data using integration platform tools. Integration requests will be reviewed to determine options to meet the reported business needs, whether through existing systems or creation of a new integration. After the review and an integration decision, a plan will be put into place with the requesting individual or team for alternate system training or integration.
- Enterprise Data Integration Process Overview
- Integration Platform
- Current Data Fields and Views, by Activity Hub:
- Accessing Activity Hub Data
Data Reporting and Analysis
- Developer Training Resources
- Cognos and Tableau Analysis Tools
- Analytics Community of Practice
- Data Access for Analytics
Enterprise Data Resources
Interest Groups and Information Sources
Interest Groups
GeekMasters: A Toastmasters Club
GeekMasters is a UC San Diego Toastmasters club for anyone wanting to improve presentation, speaking and leadership skiils in a safe environment. Maximize your potential! Attend meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Meetings and membership are open to all. No RSVP required. Learn about Geekmasters.
TECHTalks
TECHTalks are monthly meetings for all who are interested in technology and related topics at UC San Diego. Each meeting is hosted by speakers and subject matter experts from enterprise and departmental technology, current project members and programs, in Q&A, AMA, Open Mic and panel discussion formats. Find more about TECHTalks.
Women in Tech
Women in Tech promotes a supportive, inclusive environment for UC San Diego women in technology. Open to female-identifying staff and allies, quarterly lunchtime meetings help build confidence and knowledge about technology, expand leadership and tech skills, and fully leverage a network of resources to support academic and professional excellence. Learn more about Women in Tech.
Information
UC San Diego Technology Knowledge Base (KB)
Find technology system information and instructions in topic-specific help articles written by UC San Diego Service Owners in the Information Technology Knowledge Base.
UC IT Blog and Newsletter
The University of California Office of the President hosts the UC IT Blog, where you will find articles and information from the UC CIO and campus technical staff from across the UC system. Subscribe to the blog to receive a monthly update.
Training & Learning Resources
AWS Training & Certification
Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts ongoing, free, online and in-person training events that help builders leverage the power of the AWS Cloud. Led by AWS experts, the events help build foundational cloud knowledge to deep dives into technical areas. All upcoming events can be found at AWS Training & Certification Events.
Find additional training opportunties from AWS.
IT Services Service Catalog
See a catalog of services provided by IT Services, with links to more information.
System Administrator Information
The System Administrator Resources page is a starting place for campus technical support information, from Getting Started to Hardware, Security and Policy.
Technology Training Resources
TechWiki
The TechWiki site includes information about services, software, software installer packages and more. Content is arranged alphabetically by subject and by role: Sysadmin, Developer, Research Developer and Researcher-facing resources. Content is maintained by service owners, who can be contacted for updates.
UC Learning Center
Find a catalog of online and in-person training at the UC Learning Center. In the Library, click on "Technology, Systems and Software" for a list of courses offered.
There's Always Room for More...
Do you lead or attend an event that's open to the campus tech community? Do you have a great technical interest group? Do you have this great website that others need to know about?
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