VUMC IT Blog

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.

The latest versions of MATLAB and Simulink and other MathWorks products are available to support coursework and research.   Vanderbilt University Medical Center offers a campus-wide license to MATLAB, Simulink, and companion products. All faculty, researchers, and students are eligible to download and install these products on their Medical Center computers as well as their personally-owned computers. 

Beginning today, April 17, for one day only, Dell is offering the VUMC community an exclusive one-day flash sale.  Save an extra 15% during the sale on many items and save big on: Inspiron 15 5000 Market value $849.99, save $200 and pay $649.99 Includes 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, Windows 10 Home, 8 GB memory, 1 TB hard drive, 128 GB SSD, 15.6 inch Full HD display Inspiron 11 3000

Mathworks, the maker of MATLAB, released MATLAB version R2018A on March 15.  The new release delivers new features in MATLAB and Simulink, and updates to all products.

The VUMC Software Store announces upcoming Mathworks webinars including:

  Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a new email address — @vumc.org. Many Medical Center departments received the @vumc.org email address during a pilot prior to the launch of eStar in November. Beginning on March 1, all new employees will be onboarded with the @vumc.org email address. 

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 Dec. 12.  Tableau licenses the software on a per-user basis.

Dell President's Day doorbusters Beginning Feb.12 at 10:00 a.m., Dell will be offering special President's Day deals to VUMC employees.

October is cyber security awareness month Ten strategies for practicing Wi-Fi cybersecurity The use of public Wi-Fi has become a topic of concern for many people, especially those in the cybersecurity. There are Wi-Fi connections nearly everywhere now. Anyone with a phone, a computer, or other device has used this convenient tool because of its availability and ease-of-use. Our favorite restaurants, coffee shops, airports, and meeting places offer Wi-Fi hotspots.