Changes to the Friendly Probing Suite on 19 August
We'll be adjusting the vulnerability ratings on the new Friendly Probing Suite and decommissioning the old service on Monday 19 August.
Lecture capture: Panopto planned maintenance on Saturday 10 August
Lecture capture recordings will be unavailable during the evening of Saturday 10 August because Panopto is undergoing an upgrade.
Windows 7 end-of-life countdown: 6 months to go
There are only 6 months left until Windows 7 reaches end of life, after which Microsoft will no longer supply security updates and bug fixes for the operating system.
UIS helps the Centre for Digital Built Britain move west
The Network Infrastructure team recently completed a network installation project for the Centre for Digital Built Britain. The installation was part of a series of works to move them into new offices in the Broers Building on the West Cambridge Site.
Moodle upgrade on Tuesday 23 July
Moodle, the University's virtual learning environment, will be upgraded on Tuesday 23 July between 07:00 and 12:00. The service will be unavailable during this period.
Migration of centrally managed rooms from Micad to Booker on 29 July
We'll be migrating bookings of centrally managed lecture rooms from Micad to Booker on 29 July. Estate Management will retire the room booking module of Micad at the end of this year.
Light Blue Fibre leads the way for full fibre connectivity in Cambridge and beyond
An innovative joint venture launched today (11 July 2019) by the University of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire County Council is opening up new opportunities for full fibre networks to expand Cambridgeshire’s digital infrastructure.
Changes to UIS Service Desk contact details
The primary contact details for the UIS Service Desk have changed this week. You can reach us by phone at (01223 3) 32999 or via email at servicedesk@uis.cam.ac.uk.
Update: Wi-Fi upgrade completed on Saturday 6 July
We migrated the University Wireless Service to a completely new operating system on Saturday.
Academia taking over support and renewals for the University's Dropbox agreement
Our reseller partner, Academia, is taking over the administration of the University's Dropbox agreement on Wednesday 17 July.
Wi-Fi upgrade on Saturday 6 July
We'll be implementing a significant migration of the University Wireless Service to a new underlying operating system and controller platform on Saturday 6 July between 08:00 and 17:00.
Turnitin planned maintenance: Saturday 13 July 2019
Turnitin will be unavailable due to essential maintenance on Saturday 13 July 2019 from 09:00 until 17:00.
University of Cambridge tops list of the world's fastest high-performance computing storage systems
IO-500, the leading international computer storage benchmark, has awarded the University of Cambridge’s Research Computing Services the number one spot in its 2019 IO-500 list. The award confirms the STFC/DiRAC and EPSRC/Tier 2-funded machine as the fastest storage facility in the world.
Lecture capture cloud maintenance: Saturday 22 June
Panopto will be upgrading its cloud service on Saturday 22 June from 22:00 BST for up to 3 hours. Users will not be able to access or upload lecture capture recordings during this downtime.
Notice of DS-Remote service withdrawal on 2 August 2019
UIS has decided to withdraw the DS-Remote service due to low levels of usage.
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