Month December 2025


We Are IT – Bud Hobeck

The University of Alabama’s Office of Information Technology wanted to introduce one of the only completely remote workers, Bud Hobeck. Hobeck works for OIT remotely in Virginia as a Program Analyst IV in Process Automation. Hobeck’s primary role is administering and working with the OnBase system, a repository for the university’s documents, forms, and more.…


Scheduled Network Maintenance: December 14, 6:00–11:00 AM

OIT will be performing critical maintenance on all core routers on Sunday, December 14, between 6:00 AM and 11:00 AM. This will be a rolling outage, meaning different areas of campus will experience up to 30 minutes of network disruption during this window. This includes internet and vpn. Thank you for your patience as we…


Employee H: Drives to be Removed

As part of the University of Alabama’s commitment to proper file management, data security, and compliance with the UA Records Retention Program, all employee H: drives will be permanently removed on February 27, 2026. This decision reinforces our strategic goals for operational efficiency and cost containment, especially as storage costs continue to increase. PLEASE NOTE:…


Upcoming AiM System Upgrade: What You Need to Know

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will be performing an upgrade to the AiM servers beginning January 16 -19, 2026. Please take note of the following details to prepare for the scheduled downtime. Upgrade Schedule: Start: Friday, January 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM End: Sunday, January 19, 2026, at 9:00 PM During this window, the…