Resources for the Technical Community

Last Updated: May 2, 2022 10:53:30 AM PDT

Resources and information for the campus technology community: interest groups, training, technology events and more.

This page provides a jumping off point for information on technology topics, systems and tools. Categories below link out to content from IT Services, campus IT providers and external websites. Contact the owner of the linked information with questions and updates.

If you don't see what you need here, let us know and we'll help point you in the right direction.

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

Google Group for technical information delivery, announcements, collaboration and discussion for developers at UC San Diego. Register then send and receive email using the group's email address. Dev-l is open to all at UC San Diego:

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

This Google Group is a major source of technical information delivery, announcements, collaboration and discussion for the Sys Admin and technical community. Register then send and receive email using the group's email address. Sys Admin is open to all at UC San Diego.

clouddiscuss-g is open to all at UC San Diego:

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

This Google Group is for sharing of cloud issues and information, event announcements and discussion for those using or interested in cloud at UC San Diego. Group members can send and receive email using the group's email address. Clouddiscuss-g is open to all at UC San Diego.

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

Chat Platforms

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a non-platform specific messaging app that supports communication across UC San Diego.

Connect with others on the UCSDTech Microsoft Team through the Teams desktop app (Windows, Mac, and Linux), online via web, or on a mobile device (Android and iOS).

Join the UCSDTech Team for connection options.

Slack

Slack is a non-platform specific messaging app for communication across an organization through general and topic-specific channels. Slack workspaces can be accessed through the Slack desktop app (Windows, Mac, and Linux), online via web, or mobile app (Android and iOS).

UCTech Slack is a UCOP-hosted workspace. Approximately 2000 technologists from across all UC campuses and the Office of the President communicate each week.

Join UCTech at uctech.slack.com.

UCSDTech Slack is not hosted. This space is used by about 200 individuals across UC San Diego each month, posting questions, answers, technical information and general content each month, on average. This non-hosted space displays only the most recent 10,000 messages.

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.

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

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 for this in-person conference rotates to a different UC campus each year. Conference dates are determined by the hosting campus. Subscribe to the UC IT Blog for general UC information.

Beginning August 15-17, 2022, UC San Diego is proud to host this year's UC Tech to celebrate its 40th anniversary. To see the latest UC Tech 2022 information, visit uctech.ucsd.edu.

Support for Tech Meetings and Events

Technical Outreach provides advice on topics and subject matter experts and other assistance for those planning events with a technology focus or for a technology audience.

Support may include:

Space reservations
Catering and equipment rental
Event Promotion
Large group Zoom webinar assistance

Contact tech-feedback@ucsd.edu .

Enterprise Data

Enterprise Data Repositories: Activity Hubs

Activity Hubs are UC San Diego's central data repositories, with hubs maintained for each type of enterprise data. Access to Activity Hubs data is controlled through analysis and reporting tools and approved integrations via an integration platform.

See an overview of the data environment at UC San Diego since Enterprise Systems Renewal.

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

Report Creators (Developers)

Report developers are trained to use the analysis tools and access data to build reports requested by campus report users. Developers select and obtain access to a development tool and each Activity Hub they will use in their reporting.

Analytics Communities of Practice are community members who share information and solutions for data reporting tools and each Activity Hub.

Report Users (Consumers)

Find enterprise system report listings and access information on the Business Analytics Hub (BAH) website.

Enterprise Data Resources

Interest Groups and Information Sources

Interest Groups

TECHTalks

TECHTalks are scheduled at 11:30 am on the third Wednesday of each month, hosted by subject matter experts in enterprise technology, current project and program presentations in Q&A, AMA and panel discussion formats. Find more about TECHTalks.

GeekMasters: A Toastmasters Club

GeekMasters is a UC San Diego Toastmasters Club that meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. GeekMasters will improve your presentation, speaking and leadership skiils in a safe environment. Maximize your potential! No RSVP required. Learn more about Geekmasters.

Information

UC San Diego Technology Knowledge Base

Find technology information in the Information Technology Knowledge Base, with topic-specific help articles written by IT service owners.

UC IT Blog

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.

Training & Learning Resources

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

General and system-specific training resources available to UC San Diego employees.

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.

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 an event that's open to the campus tech community? Do you know a great technical interest group to share? Do you have this great website that others need to know about?

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