By default your account has administrative privilege so you can install whatever else you need.
Files containing private information should not be stored on portable devices. Network attached storage is available that can be used to store your files. Your network storage is //i10file.vumc.org/biostatistics/vunetid. This space is backed up. Please note that the laptop itself is not backed up by the departments backup systems.
Here are some helpful links:
Let us know if you have any questions or problems. You can email questions to biostat-it@vumc.org. Emails to this address are delivered to the IT team.
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