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NOTICE: Planned UA Data Center Outages May 13 & May 20
April 07, 2023
UAF Facilities Services will be conducting a planned maintenance power shutdown in the Butrovich Building to integrate a new Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the Butrovich Data Center (BDC). This will mean that many UA data systems served out of the BDC will be unavailable during the following timeframes on May 13 and May 20.
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Planned Butrovich Data Center outage May 13-20
March 16, 2023
UAF Facilities Services will be conducting a planned maintenance power shutdown in the Butrovich Building to integrate a new Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the Butrovich Data Center (BDC). The University of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃFairbanks main campus, including the Butrovich Building, and all UAF community campuses and outreach centers will not have Internet access during the planned maintenance shutdown.
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Banner Cloud Migration Project Complete
March 16, 2023
Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding while we underwent a successful transition of Banner and related Ellucian products to the cloud. Before 5 p.m. on March 13, teams in OIT, Finance, Student Services and Human Resources finished the testing and validation of Banner applications, and service resumed for all users.
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Plan Ahead: Banner Outage coming March 9-14
March 03, 2023
Starting at 5 p.m. on March 9 the final phase of transitioning all Banner applications to the cloud will commence, with an expected completion date of no later than Tuesday, March 14. During that time, there will be absolutely no access to UAOnline or other Banner applications.
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Deadline approaching! Have your Banner printer checked today
March 03, 2023
Plan ahead, and schedule a review of your Banner printer setup before March 9th. The review is necessary to ensure you will be able to print once Banner is operating out of the cloud.
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UAOnline and other Banner applications will be unavailable during March 9-14 cloud migration
February 17, 2023
Starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 the final phase of transitioning all Banner applications and associated Ellucian products to the cloud will commence, with an expected completion date of no later than Tuesday, March 14. During that time, there will be absolutely no access to UAOnline or other Banner applications.
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Take Action! Have your Banner printer checked today!
February 17, 2023
The go-live date for Banner in the cloud is March 13! Plan ahead, schedule a review of the Banner printer setup before March 9th
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February 03, 2023
Identity thieves and IRS imposters are ready for tax season, whether you are or not. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself, and what to do if you or someone you know runs into problems.
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Fraud Targeting Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
February 03, 2023
When governments offer program relating to money or loan forgiveness, it's to be expected that cybercriminals and fraudsters will try to capitalize on the needs of others. The current discussion on student loan forgiveness has become a new way for people to become victims of fraud.
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½ûÂþÌìÌà Router Tip of the Week - Guest Settings
January 20, 2023
The next installment of the ½ûÂþÌìÌà Router guides is to discuss what are guest settings and should you even bother using them?