UCSF IT Technology

UCSF IT has a team of Technical Project Managers (TPMs) that can help you manage your next technology project. TPMs can help you with all aspects of a project: they plan, execute, communicate, track issues and budget, manage risks and stakeholders, troubleshoot issues and report on your project. TPMs are experienced with a variety of project management methodologies, from traditional waterfall project management to an agile, product development approach.

• Faculty
• Staff
• Technical Partner
• Business Applications

GlobalProtect VPN allows users outside of the UCSF directly connected internal network to access restricted resources at UCSF (e.g., connecting to file shares, servers, desktops). The system provides a fully encrypted connection between the client device (laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc.) and the UCSF network providing access identical to systems connected via wired or wireless within UCSF facility.

• Technical Partner
• Network & Wireless

The UCSF Campus Data Network Recharge was approved in March 2009 by the Chancellor’s Executive Budget Committee. (This does not apply to UCSF Medical Center.) Current recharge rate (effective FY26) is $54.00 per month for faculty, staff, GME trainees, learners, and affiliates.The Data Recharge System went live on November 30, 2009, and is accessible to authorized users by logging into My Access.How it works:

• Affiliate
• Faculty
• Staff
• Student
• Business Applications

 UCSF faculty, learners and staff have free and unmetered access to Gartner research, white papers, webinars and more covering an array of complex IT issues, emerging technologies and industry trends.

• Faculty
• Staff
• Technical Partner
• Business Applications

The UCSFguest wireless network is available wherever the protected UCSFwpa network can be found. This enables people without UCSF network accounts to access basic Campus, Medical Center and internet resources.The UCSFguest wireless network may be used by anyone visiting UCSF (including patients and patient families) who is related to UCSF business or services.

• Affiliate
• Faculty
• Non-UCSF
• Staff
• Student
• Technical Partner
• Volunteer
• Network & Wireless

eduroam (education roaming) is the secure worldwide federated network access service developed for the international research and education community.For the traveler:

• Affiliate
• Faculty
• Non-UCSF
• Staff
• Student
• Network & Wireless

Blue Coat is a tool to keep people away from dangerous websites. When a computing device on the Medical Center network tries to access a website that falls under the Phishing, Botnets or Spam categories, the user will be redirected to a custom exception page indicating that the website is blocked.

• Technical Partner
• Network & Wireless