View from the Director’s Chair, October 2012
Since my last blog it feels as though ITS has been caught up in a whirlwind of activity as the new academic year has begun.
IT problems on 4 Oct 2012
IT Services would like to apologise for the problems with several of our services yesterday which will have caused disruption for staff and students. Some services were noticeably slow earlyContinue reading IT problems on 4 Oct 2012
View from the Director’s Chair, September 2012.
I was about to write my September blog when someone in ITS reminded me of a promise I had made to act as a guinea pig for a series entitledContinue reading View from the Director’s Chair, September 2012.
View from the Director’s Chair, August 2012
You may have spotted that I missed my last blog in July. The reason was that I spent the first two weeks of the month in Cornwall enjoying a veryContinue reading View from the Director’s Chair, August 2012
Library Wifi upgrades
IT Services have been keenly aware of the feedback we have had from students about the level of wireless coverage in the library and have taken steps to improve this. ThisContinue reading Library Wifi upgrades
Network issues 14 August 2012
On 14th August, a multiple hardware failure in one of the core network routers resulted in extended and widespread network and Internet access issues.
Planned IT Disruption, 8-9 August 2012
Wednesday 8 August 2012 All the computers in the S@il area on the first floor of the library will have no network connection from 730am until 430pm. Thursday 9 AugustContinue reading Planned IT Disruption, 8-9 August 2012
Decommissioning Suma3 aka ‘Main’
The University is decommissioning the remote access server “remote” and its central UNIX server “main” (aka “suma3”), and is replacing both with a more modern services.
Advice on Office 2013 Preview
As most of you probably know, the Office 2013 Preview has been out for over a week now for testing by the general public. However, we do not recommend thatContinue reading Advice on Office 2013 Preview
Security Bulletin June 2012
In light of the regularity of malware incidents, we have another security bulletin about Java and Windows Update. Our security team have now seen machines on campus and on theContinue reading Security Bulletin June 2012