Month October 2025


Banner and Related Apps Unavailable October 26

OIT will perform upgrades to the Banner platform starting Saturday, October 26, 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The following related services will be unavailable during the upgrade period: If you have any questions or concerns, contact the IT Service Desk at 205-348-5555 or itsd@ua.edu


Data Center Router Maintenance – October 12

OIT will be performing critical maintenance on core routers within the Data Centers on Sunday, October 12, between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM. There will be intermittent loss of communication with the Gordon Palmer and Ridgecrest Data Centers during this period. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve network reliability and performance.…


We Are IT – Allen Beddingfield

For over two decades, Allen Beddingfield has played a pivotal role in advancing and upholding the University of Alabama’s central technology infrastructure. Since joining the Office of Information Technology team in 2000, he has assisted in guiding the university across multiple generations of technological systems, from legacy environments to modern Linux and virtualization platforms. “I’ve…