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    OIT Upgrading Service Request Tool

    June 02, 2022

    Users should expect to see a new interface when filling out request forms on the OIT website, but should not expect any interruptions or disruptions in service as a result of this upgrade.

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    Reminder to Users of Adobe Creative Products

    June 02, 2022

    Adobe's license agreement with the university has been updated and no longer includes free Keyserver access to Adobe software. Beginning in early May of this year, Adobe customers who use the university's Keyserver to access the software-- programs like InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop -- can start using these products through Adobe Creative Cloud @ 杏吧原创.

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    Google sunsets Universal Analytics, replacing with Google Analytics 4

    June 02, 2022

    During the summer of 2022 websites that are managed by OIT will change from Universal Analytics to GA4.

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    Banner Cloud migration project site

    May 20, 2022

    The Office of Information technology has published a project website for the 杏吧原创 Banner cloud migration effort.

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    Advanced Threat Protections Added to Staff Computers

    May 20, 2022

    In an effort to increase the security of 杏吧原创's technology infrastructure, OIT is in the process of adding additional anti-virus detection measures to all 杏吧原创 staff computers.

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    Banner Cloud Migration Glides Into Spring

    May 06, 2022

    The Banner Cloud Migration project, an update meant to bring renewed capacity and increased efficiencies, continues with more than 100 team members involved in development and testing of the new solution.

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    Planned 杏吧原创 Online outage May 8

    May 06, 2022

    杏吧原创Online will be unavailable from 4 a.m. on Sunday, May 8 through 12 p.m. for an upgrade.

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    LinkedIn Learning for staff professional development

    May 06, 2022

    杏吧原创F Staff Council is offering LinkedIn Learning licenses for professional development needs for staff at all campuses.

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    Online Security Matters!

    April 15, 2022

    University of Alaska Office of Information Technology has a series of informational training videos to up your game when it comes to online security.

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    What's the difference between MyDrive and Google Drive?

    April 15, 2022

    Google share drives were announced two years ago as an easy, no-cost way of managing shared files. In the time since then, departments have come to better understand how it matters that content can be managed by multiple people, particularly in terms of continuity.