New IT Equipment available to Functions The Device Lifecycle team has been in contact with departments across various functions to arrange upgrades to standardised portable equipment, in line with theContinue reading Device Lifecycle News – February 2023
Progress report The Lifecycle team have completed successful delivery in Human Resources and Legal Services. We are now finalising dates with Student Services for the roll-out of their equipment overContinue reading Device Lifecycle News – January 2023
Tuesday 24th January – Whiteknights/London Road What is happening? DTS are doing some work on the Eduroam Wi-Fi service between the hours of 1900 and 2200 on Tuesday 24th January.Continue reading Eduroam (Wi-Fi) maintenance schedule 24/01/23
Last call for Windows 7 On 10th January 2023, all remaining Windows 7 computers will be taken off the University of Reading network. This is to protect us and youContinue reading Windows 7 end of life announcement
What’s new for 2023? Our new Device Lifecycle team officially started work in December 2022 and is now responsible for the Device Replacement Programme. The team will be co-ordinating withContinue reading Device Replacement News – December ’22
About the device replacement programme The New Ways of Working (NWoW) Programme is an ambitious project including a sub-programme to replace all University devices with a standardised, easy to support-and-use,Continue reading Device Replacement News – November ’22
What is happening? Microsoft are making a mandated change on the 1st of October 2022 and will be retiring Basic Authentication for legacy protocols in Exchange Online. About email andContinue reading Microsoft to Disable Legacy Email Protocols 01-10-22
In DTS and MCE, the retiring Activedition project, which has recently come to an end, has seen nearly 40,000 webpages migrated (or removed) from Activedition to the new CMS system,Continue reading The Retiring Activedition project – 40,000 webpages later
Email distribution lists are used throughout the university to send one email to lots of people simultaneously. These mailing lists could include people outside the University (external) as well asContinue reading Changes to email distribution lists
DTS will be performing maintenance on the core network infrastructure on Tuesday 6th September between 1800-2200. What is happening? DTS are making improvements to the core network infrastructure on WhiteknightsContinue reading Network Downtime impacting internet service and VPN, University websites and ESS – 06/09/22 between 1800-2200
