Software Store Blog

Kivuto, the company that hosts the VUMC Software Store, is updating the store platform on Tuesday, October 16, between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM.  During this time, Kivuto will display a message indicating that the store is temporarily unavailable to customers. 

Dell’s Labor Day sale is in full swing!  VUMC employees have early access to great deals during the sale event.  Early-access offers include: August 30, at 10 a.m. and September 3 at 4 p.m. Inspiron 15 3000 at $229.99 Celeron Processor 4 GB Memory 500 GB Hard Drive August 31 at 10 a.m. and September 3 at 1 p.m.

Two years ago, VUMC IT deployed a Microsoft KMS server for activating Office, Project, Visio, Windows Client, and Windows Server.  We recently discovered that some Medical Center devices are activating against the university’s KMS server rather than the Medical Center’s KMS server.  If you provide desktop support for one or more Medical Center departments, please check the devices you support to make sure they have auto-discovery enabled. 

VUMC employees have early access to Dell’s Memorial Day sale.  Save up to 40% throughout the sale on laptops, desktops, and monitors.    

The VUMC Software Store offers a campus-wide license for MATLAB, Simulink, and companion products. The annual cost for the site license is spread equally across the departments that use the software.  VUMC IT will include the annual charge in its April 2019 billing. The site license includes:

Tableau Prep is a new tool for cleaning and preparing data for analysis.  Software Store customers who have an active Tableau Desktop subscription, or who are current on maintenance, may use Tableau Prep at no extra charge. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/prep/en-us/help.html#prep_get_started.html to view the Get Started with Tableau Prep online user manual.