March is the month when U-M’s Esri academic site license renews each year. This includes licensing for ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, CityEngine, and a wide variety of other Esri products. The university-wide concurrent license server has already been updated, however, users relying on annual single-use licensing will need to re-authorize their installations by the end of the… Read More »
M-Pathways HRMS will be unavailable from 7:00 p.m., Saturday, March 18, to noon, Sunday, March 19, while the system is upgraded. To prepare for this implementation, please ensure all time entry is complete before end of day Wednesday, March 15.
We are pleased to announce new reduced rates for MiServer. These rates went into effect in January. To save monthly costs, we are also offering backups as an option. When you order MiServer, you can choose whether or not to include backups. If your server is not for a production workload, you may want to opt out of… Read More »
We are pleased to announce new reduced rates for MiDatabase. These rates went into effect in January and were included in each unit’s ITS Services rate letter. New Rate Information Memory 1GB RAM $7.25/month Storage Replicated (10GB) $0.735/month Non-Replicated (10GB) $0.6825/month Shared Database Server Up to 50 GB database No charge Example Builds Dedicated MiDatabase Sample Configurations Dedicated… Read More »
In January, ITS decommissioned AIX hardware after migrating close to 100 databases and 200 application servers, realizing impressive benefits for the university.
U-M Box U-M Box December 2016 and January 2017 Updates U-M Google New! Insert Videos from Google Drive in Google Slides Creating Files From Templates is Now Easier in Google Drive Gmail Will No Longer Support Chrome Version 53 And Below Smarter Meeting Scheduling In Google Calendar U-M Google December 2016 and January 2017 Updates CAEN, the College of Engineering IT group, has licensed a service called Kumo that allows users to map cloud-based storage drives such as U-M Box and U-M Google Drive to a drive letter. UPDATE 3/2/2017: The M-Pathways PeopleTools 8.55 Upgrade for HRMS was canceled due to issues encountered during final testing. A new date for the upgrade will be announced soon. ITS is upgrading the PeopleTools technology behind M-Pathways to version 8.55. This upgrade will bring a new look and feel to navigation within M-Pathways. This change will impact everyone who… Read More » ITS announced continued service and additional products for BlueJeans, including access to Primetime through May 2018 and BlueJeans onSocial (Facebook Live integration). The WiFi Project team continues to upgrade buildings across campus. Visit the project website for additional information. Recently completed: Randall Laboratory, Kresge Business Admin Library, Computer Executive Education Bldg. Currently under construction: G.G. Brown, , Walgreen Drama Center, Dental Bldg. Lay Automotive Engineering Laboratory, East Hall, Stamps Auditorium, Network design underway: Wyly Hall, School of Information (North), and… Read More » It started with a simple idea — let’s make it easier for people to connect and use their personal devices on campus. That led to a total redesign of the former Blue Disc website. We spoke with several faculty members, staff, and students to learn what they needed. Their feedback led to a new website, Compute at the… Read More » ITS has been working with the School of Public Health to pilot the migration process. The first wave of pilot migrations was just completed and feedback from the pilot group will be incorporated into the upcoming second phase of the pilot. An IT4U Webinar will be scheduled for next month to provide more details on the migration to collaboration… Read More » The upgrade to the next version of ServiceLink was completed on Thursday, February 15. Please see the following resources for information on the changes included in the upgrade to Helsinki, as well as other ServiceLink training available: Helsinki Overview of Changes ServiceLink User Resources We appreciate your continued support and we encourage you to join the U-M ServiceLink Google+… Read More » Due to the continued growth of WiFi across the UM-Ann Arbor campus, ITS is adding a new block of IP address space (35.3.0.0/16) to the MWireless network. (Some might be aware the 35.3.0.0/16 address space has been reserved for MWireless, but not yet implemented.) The addition of new IP address space will help ensure the availability of MWireless… Read More » ITS Teaching and Learning, working in conjunction with the U-M Office of the Vice President and General Counsel; the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer; and Procurement Services, has secured a new data protection agreement in December with the online collaboration Q&A platform Piazza Technologies. Piazza Q&A, which has been available for… Read More » As of December 5, the last server supporting U-M’s former two-factor authentication vendor, RSA, was retired at the university after more than a decade of use. The retirement of RSA and MTokens marks the last step in the vendor replacement process. Since July 2016, cloud-based Duo Security has provided the university’s two-factor authentication service, offering a variety of… Read More » U-M Box By The Numbers New Box Notes Functionality in the Webapp and on the Desktop Box Names Synced with Preferred Name Have You Tried the New Box? See all updates Streamlining Group Chat Creation in Google Hangouts Gmail Phishing Scam Save Time With New Custom Templates Custom URLs Not Available in New Google Sites Cite Your Sources With Explore in Google Docs See all updates The WiFi Project team continues to upgrade buildings across campus. Visit the project website for additional information. Recently completed: Alumni Memorial Hall (Museum of Art), Burton Memorial Tower, UM Transportation Research Testing, Life Sciences Institute, Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Bldg., Northwood Community Center Currently under construction: G.G. Brown, Randall Laboratory, Kresge Business Admin Library, Computer Executive Education Bldg.,… Read More » IQ recently launched a pilot of Data Concierge, an ITS service that delivers administrative and learning management data in a consistent, timely, and secure manner. Previously, requests for administrative data sometimes took months to fulfill, and requesters were not always kept informed of progress. Data Concierge aims to create a one-stop shop for university data needs. Requests for administrative… Read More »
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
CAEN pilots cloud storage mapping service
Reminder: March 6 M-Pathways upgrade
BlueJeans videoconferencing adds new features
WiFi upgrades
Check out the new Compute at the U site
CTools project sites migration
ServiceLink Helsinki upgrade complete
New IP block added for MWireless
U-M updates protection agreement with Piazza
No more MTokens! Last RSA server retired
U-M Box Monthly Digest
U-M Google Monthly Digest
WiFi upgrades
IQ launches Data Concierge pilot
