Updates to IT Status
April 6, 2021
ITS maintains the IT Status page to communicate information about planned and unplanned outages, service disruptions, and other community impacting situations. (more…)
ITS Communications Archive
Electronic Payment Solution
March 30, 2021
ITS, Accounts Payable, and the Office of the Bursar are providing the University with flexible and secure vendor payment options. (more…)
Patch Management
March 24, 2021
The companies that provide our software, such as Microsoft and Google, regularly release updates and patches to add features, fix bugs, and address vulnerabilities. It is our general operating position that all software should be properly maintained and all relevant patches applied. (more…)
Transition to Microsoft Outlook Modern Authentication
March 15, 2021
We are currently using basic authentication at the University. It has security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by brute force or password spray attacks. (more…)
File Storage Changes
March 8, 2021
ITS is introducing archiving to the ITS provided Q: and R: drives. (more…)
Community Device Programs
March 3, 2021
ITS has engaged in a number of initiatives to help ensure that our community has access to contemporary devices of sufficient quality to facilitate their research, teaching, and learning success. (more…)
Data Center Firewall
February 22, 2021
ITS is migrating networks and applications hosted in the UConn data center to a new firewall. (more…)
Microsoft 365 Available to UConn Students
February 9, 2021
Microsoft 365, which is the rebadged Office 365 service, is a collection of communication, collaboration, and productivity applications that are available through our enterprise-wide education license to all active faculty, staff, and students. (more…)
New Webex Functionality
February 2, 2021
Use of our supported videoconferencing solutions – Webex, Teams, and Collaborate – increased by over 400% at UConn when we went fully online in March 2020. (more…)
New “Tech Check” Support Service for Instructors
January 24, 2021
Much of the university continues to teach, learn, and work primarily from home or other off-site locations. This has allowed the University to remain safely open, but it has changed the IT support landscape. (more…)