Overnight Outage of Core IT Services Scheduled for Tonight Postponed
The service outage planned for Wednesday evening has been postponed. OIT will make an announcement once the work has been rescheduled.
Adobe Audit Deadline Now February 21
The deadline has been extended for the university-wide license review from Adobe software that was announced last month. In addition to the need for desktop and laptop scans that was previously communicated, all university-owned servers in Mac or Windows environments have to be scanned for Adobe products by Thursday, February 21.
Changes to Remote Desktop Access Bring Increased Campus Network Security
Starting in March, all UT students and employees who remotely connect to their campus computers from other locations off campus will need to take an additional step to increase their online security. On March 1, the Office of Information Technology will begin blocking incoming external network traffic to Port 3389, which is an entry point
Adobe Information Collection from all UT-owned Computers
UT has been selected to undergo a license review to ensure that Adobe software is being utilized in compliance with the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreements. As part of this review, all UT-purchased computers in both Windows and Mac environments will need to have software installation data gathered.
Upcoming OIT Service Outage
The Office of Information Technology will be making infrastructure improvements during the first few days of the official UT Winter Holiday closing. Beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 26 and continuing until early Wednesday, December 28, several core services used by faculty and staff will be impacted by the outage.
UT Knoxville Launches Annual Information Security Survey
Beginning this month, when faculty and staff members register computers for use on the UT Knoxville network, they will be asked to complete a brief survey as part of the university’s annual Self-Certification process. The survey questions will be in regard to the types of information employees electronically store and whether or not the devices
UT Continues Its Global Leadership Role in Wireless Internet Technology
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, continues to be among the top universities in providing wireless Internet service to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. In the early 2000s, UT Knoxville led the national charge to make wireless access available across campus. And just a few years ago, UT Knoxville was the first US university to
OIT Service Outage Postponed
The network/system outage that was planned for this weekend has been postponed. The Office of Information Technology will not be moving forward with the infrastructure upgrades that were announced to begin tomorrow, March 18. The upgrades will be made at another time when the outage will have less of an overall impact on campus services.
OIT to Move Employees, Services to UT Knoxville Campus
The UT Office of Information Technology is moving more of its people and resources from UT System administration to the Knoxville campus administration. The switch is expected to be completed by August 2010, and should result in more-efficient service and significant cost savings to the Knoxville campus.
Cervone, Colter Elected as Exempt Staff Council Officers
Tom Cervone, program/managing director of the Department of Theatre and Clarence Brown Theatre, was recently elected chair of the Exempt Staff Council. Shane Colter, associate chief information officer for UT Knoxville administration and academics in OIT, will serve as chair elect.
OIT to Shut Down Decades-Old IBM Mainframe Computer Next Year
UT’s Office of Information Technology will shut down the university’s IBM mainframe computer next year as its last major application, the Student Information System, is replaced with the new Banner Online Services system. The IBM mainframe, online since the late 1960s, will be powered down and removed from use once Banner Online Services is up
OIT Plans Upgrades to Campus E-Mail, Web Search
“The Office of Information Technology launched a customer satisfaction survey on February 9, 2010, with the purpose of gathering input on your satisfaction with the IT services we provide and your ideas for improvement,” says UT Chief Information Office Scott Studham. “I personally want to provide an update on how we are responding to the