Author: Wade Moricle
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NetMRI: The path to zero-error edge refresh
The Network Services Team has developed a way to dramatically reduce outage time within Emory’s network using a tool that looks at one thing: consistency. In networking parlance, the “edge” refers to machines that are accessed by endusers. Emory’s network infrastructure is a complicated architecture of computers that form an edge ring throughout the enterprise. At over 2000…
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Cecilia Bolich, Educational Analysts/Instructional Designer, Teaching & Learning Technologies
Cecilia Bolich (pronounced BO-lik) is the newest Educational Analysts/Instructional Designer in Teaching & Learning Technologies. Prior to Emory she worked as a librarian and learning designer for four years at Saint Leo University in Tampa, FL. She earned a bachelor’s degree in literary studies from Saint Leo University, a bachelor’s degree in cultural studies from the…
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Solomon Hilliard, Enterprise Middleware Admin I, IT Operations
Solomon Hilliard joined the IT Operations team to do middleware administration following a recent career in which he retrained from being a lab technician into becoming a web developer and middleware admin. Solomon’s previous experience was a one-year stint as a web developer at AT&T (via Apex Systems contracting company) and four years as a…
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Ike Ikegwuonu, Database Administrator, IT Operations
Ike Ikeguwonu recently joined the database administration team as a database administrator (DBA). He has been in the Atlanta area for about 3 years, having moved here from Columbus, OH. Ike has worked as a DBA for Thirty-One Gifts, PPS, and General Motors (as a data engineer) and has a broad range of experience with Microsoft-related technologies like…
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Nayef Smith, Monitoring Manager, Network Services
Nayef Smith (pronounced NAY-ef) came to Emory as the new Manager of Monitoring for Network Services. Before Emory, he spent 19 years as a monitoring engineer in the IT division of Hewlett Packard. Born and raised in Mount Vernon, NY, Nayef received a bachelor’s degree in computer graphics from Teikyo Marycrest University in Davenport, IA. Nayef’s…
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LITS: Recent headlines and upcoming events
Recent LITS headlines: Emory’s IT Self Service Portal gets major facelift: http://news.emory.edu/stories/2017/02/er_take_note_it_portal/campus.html Upcoming LITS events: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017, 6PM – “Let’s Go to Work!”: The Spread of Chicago Steppin in Atlanta (Billops-Hatch public event): http://web.library.emory.edu/news-events/calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D122176503%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D
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Ellen Ambrosone, South Asian Studies Librarian, Emory Libraries
Ellen Ambrosone is a South Asian Studies librarian. Before coming to Emory, she completed her PhD in South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. During that time, Ellen worked in Special Collections at the Regenstein Library and gained valuable experience in the academic library environment. In addition to her Ph.D., Ellen has a…