VUMC IT Blog

Dell is providing the VUMC community with solutions for keeping faculty, staff and students connected from anywhere. Visit www.Dell.com/VUMC to leverage your academic discount and learn about Dell's at-home and distance learning solutions.

In an effort to provide a more secure email environment, Information Technology and Enterprise Cybersecurity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are enabling new functionality that will help you recognize potential phishing attacks.

Dell's Semi-Annual Sales event starts February 28th and runs through 6 a.m. March 16th. Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty, staff and students can save 17% on select systems! Shop these offers online at www.Dell.com/VUMC  

During the past year, the Software Store added 36 new offers to its product catalog.  New products include: Adobe Perpetual Licenses

Dell's President's Sale starts Monday, February 10.  All VUMC faculty, staff and students can take advantage of an exclusive early access event! Save up to 50% off with Dell's President's Day Sale. Exclusive early access door busters start 2/10 at 10 a.m. CT and continue through 2/12 A second round of door busters start at 2/13 and run through 2/17 Shop at www.Dell.com/VUMC.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty, staff and students save 20% when they shop at www.Dell.com/VUMC between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on January 28. Save 20% by combining Dell's instant site-wide discount with Member Coupon Code EXTRA10.

The holidays are a perfect time to replace your smartphone and other personal devices. If you get a new smartphone or tablet, follow these four steps to re-connect to VUMC resources:

On December 12, 2019, beginning at 5:00 a.m., Enterprise Cybersecurity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VEC) will upgrade the remote access Virtual Private Network (VPN).  There are no actions to take during the VPN upgrade, which should only last a few minutes. However, if a user is connected to VPN during the scheduled upgrade time, the device will disconnect. Additionally, a pop-up screen will appear while the upgrade is in progress. When the upgrade is complete, users can reconnect.

Don't miss out on Dell's biggest Black Friday ever!  Get exclusive early access to door busters November 11th through November 27th.  New door busters at 10 a.m. every weekday. Standing Offers

Information Technology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has completed the migration of all Medical Center email accounts to the Microsoft Office 365 cloud environment. The final step in the Email Migration Project includes the removal of @vanderbilt.edu email addresses (currently considered a secondary VUMC email account), which are owned and supported by Vanderbilt University.