IT Professionals, On Thursday, February 16, the Contacts feature in Qualtrics at IU will be replaced with a new product called XM Directory Lite. This will have a different user interface and API, as detailed below. Changes to the User Interface Contact lists, survey distributions, and mailing lists will be accessed in one location. There… Read more »
Month: February 2023
Reminder – IE desktop app disabled – February 14
IT Professionals: A reminder that the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app is permanently disabled as part of the February 14 Windows security update. There is a Microsoft FAQ for reference. If you have questions, please contact Tier 2 Support at sct2@iu.edu. –IT Community Partnerships on behalf of Enterprise Microsoft Administration
SSSP Contract Renewal Updates and Improvements
IT Professionals, In support of IU’s compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule, we are updating Software and Service Selection Process (SSSP) guidance regarding contract renewals. As a reminder, purchases that have previously been approved and do not have a use case change no longer require an SSSP form; however, clarifying guidance is that… Read more »
Infoshare – UITS Assistive Technology & Accessibility Center – February 28
IT Professionals: Join us Tuesday, February 28, at 2PM ET for an infoshare on the UITS Assistive Technology and Accessibility Center presented by Tomas Gregg. Tomas will walk through what happens when a department receives a request for Assistive Technology software to be installed on a workstation as part of an accommodation request and… Read more »
Microsoft Wikis Retirement from Teams
IT Professionals, Microsoft recently announced wikis will retire from Microsoft Teams. When will this happen? Changes will begin in mid-February. Initially, changes will prevent accounts from creating new wikis, and provide the option to export wiki content. In April of 2023, the wiki will be fully retired. Specific dates have not been provided by Microsoft. What do… Read more »
ITCP Weekly Update February 6 – February 10
ITCP Weekly Update February 6 – February 10 – A weekly digest from IT Community Partnerships of what IT Pros need to know In today’s issue Announcements Upcoming events Mailings Resources for IT Pros Did you know… Announcements Examity Maintenance February 11 This Saturday, February 11, from 12–6am ET, Examity online proctoring will be unavailable… Read more »
Reminder – Dell Client Roadmap sessions 2023
IT Professionals, Dell will host two virtual sessions of their annual Dell Client Roadmap, on Friday, February 10, and Wednesday, February 22, via Zoom. These events will be provided by Dell representative, Jamie Stevens, and a Dell client technologist. They will be reviewing the new laptops and desktops that will launch in March. … Read more »
Jira Cloud migration
IT Professionals, Our Jira instance will be moving to Jira Cloud by the end of the summer. There will be preparation work February to May, test migrations in May, and the production migration in July or August. On Jira Cloud, there will be two instances: Jira Software: for project planning and Agile Boards Jira Service… Read more »
Upcoming IT Training Webinars
The Getting started with IT Training webinars give you or your clients a quick introduction to applications important to work, research, or learning at IU. In just 30–90 minutes, IT Training instructors will show you what you need to know to get started with the application. These webinars include introductions to productivity tools—like spreadsheets, word processing,… Read more »
Examity Maintenance – February 11
IT Professionals, This Saturday, February 11, from 12–6am ET, Examity online proctoring will be unavailable while the vendor performs routine maintenance. As always, we will continue to provide timely communications concerning future updates. –IT Community Partnerships on behalf of The eLearning Services team