IT Professionals: Here is a summary of recent activity and key resources for the Microsoft Teams Calls transition. On January 24 there was an infoshare on the Microsoft Teams Calls roll-out, for which the recording is available on Kaltura. Refer to the KB article on the Microsoft Teams Calls migration, including what to expect after… Read more »
Mailings
Copies of mailings sent to the IT Pro community email lists.
Reminder for Infoshare – Google Shared Drive Purchases – January 31
IT Professionals: As a reminder, join us Tuesday, January 31, at 1PM ET for an infoshare on the process to pay for Google Shared Drive storage in Google at IU. This will include a general update along with a walkthrough of the process to make a storage purchase. All clients who selected an option to… Read more »
UPDATE – Teams Calls migration January 31
IT Professionals, After feedback from stakeholders, UITS is updating the first stage of the Skype for Business migration and only 1,000 accounts that do NOT have a number assigned will be moved on January 31. The remaining accounts from the previous impact list will be moved later, and we will communicate again once a date… Read more »
Zoom software update – February 4
IT Professionals, We are reaching out with a reminder that on February 4, 2023, Zoom will be enforcing 5.10.3 as the minimum version per their Quarterly Software Lifecycle Policy. These clients are associated with a device running an older version of Zoom that will not be supported under this policy. They have been notified directly… Read more »
Qualtrics Library update
IT Professionals, Qualtrics will be updating the Library user interface on Wednesday, February 1. This upgrade will improve the Library’s accessibility, organization, and navigation capabilities. What action do I need to take? Let your faculty/staff who use Qualtrics know that ahead of the upgrade, they are encouraged to clean up and organize their libraries. Specifically,… Read more »
Red Hat Licensing 2023
Colleagues: We are writing to provide an update on licensing for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IU. As we have previously shared, Red Hat substantially increased their pricing for RHEL and the university has been working since then to reduce our dependence on RHEL, an effort that has been very successful. RHEL usage has… Read more »
Infoshare Reminder – MS Teams Telephony Migration – January 24
IT Professionals: Join us Tuesday, January 24, at 2PM ET for an infoshare on the upcoming Microsoft Teams telephony migration. Adam Sweeny and Michael Morgan will review steps for IT Pros to prepare for migrating their clients and departments. Register for the infoshare in advance. What: Infoshare – MS Teams Telephony Migration Presenters: Adam Sweeny, Michael Morgan When: Tuesday, January… Read more »
Infoshare Invite – Google Shared Drive Purchases – January 31
IT Professionals: Join us Tuesday, January 31, at 1PM ET for an infoshare on the process to pay for Google Shared Drive storage in Google at IU. This will include a general update along with a walkthrough of the process to make a storage purchase. What: Infoshare – Google Shared Drive Purchases Presenters: Justin Zemlyak When: Tuesday, January 31, 1PM ET… Read more »
Google Coffee Hours Resume
IT Professionals: After feedback from stakeholders, Google Coffee Hours will resume on January 18 and take place every other Wednesday at 10am ET. Justin Zemlyak will host the event. If you or any of your clients have questions about the migration, please feel free to attend. What: Google storage coffee hours Presenters: Justin Zemlyak When: Every other Wednesday… Read more »
IE desktop app disabled – February 14
IT Professionals: In the culmination of Internet Explorer’s retirement, the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app will be permanently disabled as part of a Windows security update that will be released on February 14. There is a Microsoft FAQ for reference. If you have questions, please contact Tier 2 Support at sct2@iu.edu. –IT Community Partnerships… Read more »