Another busy month has gone by and, despite the grey skies and wet weather during November; it’s good to see some light on the horizon as people have begun returningContinue reading View from the Director’s Chair – November 2012
As part of the Anti-Spam system at the University of Reading, IT Services subscribe to a two blocklists, that are used to reduce the amount of Spam received. They doContinue reading Anti-spam changes
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 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
On 14th August, a multiple hardware failure in one of the core network routers resulted in extended and widespread network and Internet access issues.
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.
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
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
As some of you may be aware the maintenance on Suma3 is due to expire. We are aiming to decommission the service 1st September.
I can hardly believe that another month has passed since my last blog, but I guess that must show that I’m still enjoying myself (to quote the old adage)!
