Getting More out of Google Analytics

PRESENTERS: Jillian Warren, Julie Grundy DEPARTMENT: Duke Web Services, OIT FORMAT: Presentation (topical discussion followed by questions) ABSTRACT: Go beyond the basic reports to get the most out of your Google Analytics! This session digs into lesser-known, easy-to-use features and customizations that will elevate your metrics knowledge and bring value to your organization. Whether you’re […]

Gaming in Education

PRESENTERS: Frederick Melges (Rick) DEPARTMENTS: Duke University School Of Medicine, Med Ed IT FORMAT: Poster or Information Table ABSTRACT: As teaching styles change over the years so does the audience and ways that they learn. Gaming has become part of these recent generations, and interactivity is the way of the future. Gaming brings a more […]

Duke Digital Signage Information Table

PRESENTERS: Jack D’Ardenne DEPARTMENTS: Office of Information Technology – Media Technologies FORMAT: Poster or Information Table ABSTRACT: OIT’s Media Technologies will have an information table about Duke’s Digital Signage Service. We will be displaying at least one computer, which will be showing examples of digital signage. For folks unfamiliar with the service, the table will […]

Docker: Fast, Flexible, Ephemeral

PRESENTER: Chris Collins, Mark McCahill DEPARTMENT: OIT FORMAT: Presentation (topical discussion followed by questions) ABSTRACT: Docker is a revolution in IT. From web services to desktop applications to package management to research computing, Docker has its fingers in everything. Come learn what Docker is all about, how it works, and what it means to containerize […]

Do it all with Drupal

PRESENTERS: Michael Wright DEPARTMENTS: Law School, Academic Technologies FORMAT: Presentation (topical discussion followed by questions) ABSTRACT: Drupal is a popular open-source content management system with wide usage at Duke. It can be used to simply create and display pages like any content management system, but it can also be leveraged to build interesting database projects […]

Automation and Self-Service Server Provisioning for Duke Departments

PRESENTERS:  Sean Dilda DEPARTMENTS: OIT FORMAT: Presentation (topical discussion followed by questions) ABSTRACT: To simplify and speed provisioning and deployment of IT server infrastructure, OIT has developed Clockworks, a self-service website that provides departmental staff with on-demand creation of customized virtual machines and storage within minutes. After a Clockworks user specifies VM size and administration options, […]

Automated Awesomeness with Stevedore

PRESENTERS: Liz Wendland, Chris Collins DEPARTMENTS: OIT Systems FORMAT: Presentation (topical discussion followed by questions) ABSTRACT: Tired of waiting hours, even days for a new WordPress VM? Is setting up Shibboleth for your site making your eyes cross? Confused about how to request Certificates and put them in place? OIT’s latest self-service tool, Stevedore can […]

Agile@Duke

PRESENTERS: Nathan Bost & Gurvinder Mahajan DEPARTMENTS: IT Service Management Excellence FORMAT: Poster or Information Table ABSTRACT: We plan to provide a poster board with handouts detailing how the Agile Software methodology is used at Duke by the Support@Duke Development team.

3D Printing and Digital Fabrication @Duke

PRESENTERS: Chip Bobbert & Michael Faber DEPARTMENTS: OIT Department of Academic Services and Media Technology FORMAT: Birds of a Feather ABSTRACT: A small group discussion about digital modeling and fabrication projects currently happening at Duke. OIT has setup the Innovation Studio offering such services but along the way we have found numerous faculty and student […]