Software Store Blog
Software Store adds Tableau Desktop Professional to catalog
The Software Store recently added Tableau Desktop Professional to its product catalog. Tableau is widely used across the enterprise for data analysis, data visualization, and dashboard reporting. Licensing options include: Tableau Desktop Professional Perpetual + Maintenance Tableau Desktop Professional Subscription Subscriptions and maintenance expire annually on December 12. Tableau licenses the software on a per-user...... KEEP READING
Posted on Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on Software Store adds Tableau Desktop Professional to catalog
Upcoming deprecation of 3-year certificates
The CA/Browser Forum, a widely recognized authority on baseline requirements for certificate and browser rules, recently approved Ballot 193. Ballot 193 reduces the maximum validity period for Security Socket Layer (SSL) certificates from three years to two years. This change improves Internet security by requiring administrators to renew and verify their certificates more often. Existing...... KEEP READING
Posted on Friday, January 19th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on Upcoming deprecation of 3-year certificates
Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2018
Oracle released its Critical Patch Update for January 2018 on January 16, 2018. Oracle strongly recommends that customers install the patches as soon as possible. The next four dates for Critical Patch Updates are: April 17, 2018 July 17, 2018 October 16, 2018 January 15, 2019 See https://blogs.oracle.com/security/ for additional information. Visit: http://www.oracle.com/support/assurance/vulnerability-remediation/security-fixing.html for Oracle’s...... KEEP READING
Posted on Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2018
Upcoming MATLAB Webinars
Mathworks offers free online training. Upcoming webinars include: January 25: Introduction to Automated Driving System Toolbox January 30: Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading On Demand: Programming Drones with Simulink On Demand: Machine Learning and AI in Risk Management On Demand: Arduino and Beyond: Embedding MATLAB and Simulink Algorithms on Hardware Click the links above to...... KEEP READING
Posted on Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on Upcoming MATLAB Webinars
Dell Member Purchase Program – Flash Sale January 19
Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees are eligible to purchase consumer PCs and electronics at discount through Dell’s Member Purchase Program (MPP). MPP events for January 2018 include a Flash Sale on Friday, January 19 from 7 am to 3 pm. Members save up to 20% off select configurations. January’s Doorbuster starts at 10 am on...... KEEP READING
Posted on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on Dell Member Purchase Program – Flash Sale January 19
SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office: An Introduction
SAS Institute is hosting a free, live webinar on how to use Microsoft Office applications with SAS. Title: SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office: An Introduction Date: January 17, 2018 Time: Noon – 1 p.m. Register The webinar is for power users and business analysts who are comfortable working in Microsoft applications, and want to harness...... KEEP READING
Posted on Monday, January 8th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office: An Introduction
Microsoft Project Portfolio Management and BI Webinars
Microsoft offers free Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) webinars each month. See the attached newsletter for links to Upcoming webinars Educational seminars On-demand recordings On-demand videos Blog posts Technical tips Microsoft PPM and BI Newsletter January 2018 Edition... KEEP READING
Posted on Monday, January 8th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on Microsoft Project Portfolio Management and BI Webinars
SSL Certificate Validity Capped at Two Years
The Certificate Authority/Browser Forum (CA/B Forum) sets baseline requirements for SSL certificates. The CA/B Forum issued a new baseline requirement that defines the maximum validity period for SSL certificates as 825 days. The new requirement goes into effect on March 1, 2018. To comply with the new requirement, the Software Store is removing three-year SSL...... KEEP READING
Posted on Monday, January 8th, 2018 in News | Comments Off on SSL Certificate Validity Capped at Two Years
Dell’s December 14 Flash Sale
Dell is offering $129.99 laptops to VUMC employees for personal use during a 24 hour flash sale on Thursday, December 14. See us_cs_co_dir_fy18q4w6_em_FlashSale-MPP for details. Shop Online: www.Dell.com/VUMC. ... KEEP READING
Posted on Friday, December 8th, 2017 in News | Comments Off on Dell’s December 14 Flash Sale
VUMC Software Store Scheduled Maintenance
Kivuto, the company that hosts the VUMC Software Store, is upgrading ELMS (the storefront platform) on December 12, 2017 beginning at 6:00 AM. Kivuto expects to complete the maintenance within 3 hours. During this time, Kivuto will place the store in “maintenance mode” and will display a message indicating the store is temporarily unavailable to customers. During the maintenance period,...... KEEP READING
Posted on Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 in News | Comments Off on VUMC Software Store Scheduled Maintenance
Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
The VUMC Software Store’s customer service desk will be closed November 23 – November 24, 2017 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The online Software Store will be available throughout the holiday. ... KEEP READING
Posted on Monday, November 20th, 2017 in News | Comments Off on Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
Dell’s Black Friday Deals
VUMC employees save up to 50% by shopping Dell’s Black Friday deals a full week before anyone else! Shipping is free. Black Friday early access dates run from Tuesday, November 14, through Wednesday, November 22. Standing offers launch Wednesday, November 15 at 7 a.m. CST. Door busters (limited quantity) launch daily at 10 a.m. CST. Thanksgiving,...... KEEP READING
Posted on Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 in News | Comments Off on Dell’s Black Friday Deals
Oracle Security Alert for CVE-2017-10269
Oracle released Security Alert for CVE-2017-10269 on November 14, 2017. Oracle strongly recommends that customers follow the recommended actions in the Security Alert. See Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts for more information.... KEEP READING
Posted on Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 in News | Comments Off on Oracle Security Alert for CVE-2017-10269
Free MATLAB Webinars
Mathworks offers free online training. Upcoming webinars include: November 30: Making Embedded Software Safe and Secure December 5: Engineering Design and Documentation with MATLAB December 12: Wireless Standard Waveform Generation in MATLAB for Simulation and Test Beds December 13: Radio Deployment on SoC Platforms December 14: Antenna Design for IoT applications and wireless sensors December...... KEEP READING
Posted on Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 in News | Comments Off on Free MATLAB Webinars
Free Stata Webinars
StataCorp offers free, online webinars to Stata users. Current offerings include: November 28: Bayesian Analysis using Stata, Register December 12: Extended Regression Models using Stata, Register Sign up to receive alerts about future webinars at email alert. ... KEEP READING
Posted on Thursday, November 9th, 2017 in News | Comments Off on Free Stata Webinars
