Colleagues:
As IU increases its adoption of the Microsoft 365 platform, it is increasingly important to make sure all Office clients are upgraded to the most recent version, Microsoft Office 365. Over half of the managed devices at IU have deployed Office 365, but there are still a substantial number of older versions installed, including 2019, 2016, 2013, and a handful of even older versions.
While we have been largely able to continue to support older versions of Office, this is becoming increasingly difficult as Office 365 features increase and rely on client support. Older versions of Office currently work reasonably well, but that is unlikely to continue.
UITS strongly recommends that you update installations to use Office 365 as soon as practical, and ideally no later than August 2022. While this is not a firm “end of support” date, it does reflect a point where decision making will change–UITS will no longer prioritize older client support when making service decisions.
More reminders will come about this in the months ahead, but I strongly encourage you to get started now.
–IT Community Partnerships on behalf of Jacob Farmer, Director, Client Services
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