VUMC IT Blog

Plan now to save on everything Dell for back to school and beyond.  The twelve-hour flash sale starts at 7 a.m. August 20th. Combine Dell's instant site-wide discount with member coupon code EXTRA10 to save 20%.  Shop at https://www.Dell.com/VUMC. 

Save an extra 17% during Dell's twice-a-year site-wide sale.  During the sale, VUMC employees get the same discount as Dell employees. Week-long event starts Thursday, March 14th. Daily door-busters start Monday, March 18th at 11:00 A.M. Shoppers save on Laptops, Desktops, Electronics and Accessories. Shop at https://www.Dell.com/VUMC.  

All VUMC employees are eligible to use Microsoft Office 365 (O365).  Employees can use the software on up to five PCs or Macs, five tablets, and five smartphones at the office and at home for VUMC-related work. If you have not received your Microsoft Office upgrade, please contact the Help Desk at 615-343-HELP (3-4357). After you receive your upgrade, go to https://portal.office.com, log in, and click Install Office apps in the upper right corner of the screen to install Office on your home computer.

Kivuto, the company that hosts the VUMC Software Store, is updating the store platform on Tuesday, December 11, between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.  During this time, Kivuto will display a message indicating that the store is temporarily unavailable to customers.

VUMC employees can save up to $490 on PCs and up to 50% off select electronics, November 5 - November 7. Example deals include: Inspiron 11 3000 2-in-1 @ $313.59 7th Generation AMD A9 Processor Windows 10 Home 4GB Memory 500GB Hard Drive 11.6-inch HD Touch Display Inspiron 24 3000 Touch @ $636.99

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.

SAS Institute presented a webinar for VUMC customers on SAS Office Analytics this past Sept. 8. The 90-minute discussion included an introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Studio. Replay the SAS Webinar Recording at **https://goo.gl/Fr6JnP**. NOTE: The Google URL Shortening Tool was used to shorten the URL provided by SAS.