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University of Maryland University College introduces “Thursday Thoughts,” a new series of Facebook Live interviews showcasing the expertise of the university’s scholar-practitioner faculty members and discussions on a wide range of timely and newsworthy topics.

The series gets underway this Thursday, May 17, at 1 p.m., when Jeff Tjiputra, UMUC’s chair of Cloud Computing Architecture, shares his “Thursday Thoughts” on the advantages and disadvantages of businesses increasingly migrating their data to the cloud, and the importance of understanding cloud computing and the services associated with it.

The upcoming “Thursday Thoughts” line-up includes discussions on:

• Climate change with Robert Oullette, Graduate Program Chair of Environmental Sciences
• Innovation in higher education with Peter Smith, UMUC’s Orkand Chair
• The growing importance of data analytics in all kinds of businesses, with Elena Gortcheva, Program Chair, Graduate Data Analytics

“Thursday Thoughts” airs every other Thursday at 1 p.m. ET on UMUC’s .

Join UMUC for the premiere of “Thursday Thoughts.”

Thursday, May 17 at 1 p.m. ET “The Cloud: What is it and how does it work?” with Jeff Tjiputra

Jeff Tjiputra, Ph.D., is the program chair for UMUC’s Cloud Computing Architecture program.  He has more than 20 years’ experience in higher education and IT management.  Prior to his current position he was chair of the Cybersecurity programs at The Undergraduate School, UMUC.

Tjiputra has a bachelor’s degree in computer science, a master’s degree in information networking, and a doctorate in systems engineering.  He also founded the award-winning UMUC cybersecurity competition team, the Cyber Padawans, which has won numerous local, regional, national, and international awards.