Box has made the decision to end support for the Box Capture app on September 15, 2022 with the intent to end of life (EOL) the product in August 2023. The official Box Mobile app now includes Capture Mode. Box encourages all Box Capture users to transition to the Box Mobile app. Learn more on the Box Support website.
Starting in July, OIT will be transitioning campus machines from McAfee antivirus to Microsoft Defender. OIT will be performing this software update remotely. Faculty and staff may notice a logo change in the toolbar; however, no action is required of end users. If machines are off campus, they will receive the new software when they return to campus or connect to VPN.
If you experience any issues please contact the IT Service Desk at itsd@ua.edu or 205-348-5555.
Esri will soon be rolling out the latest version of Arc GIS Pro. This latest version, 3.0, will bring changes to the software. OIT recommends that users continue to use versions 2.x as anything newly created in 3.0 cannot be opened or used with ArcGIS Pro 2.x. Please visit the ArcGIS Education Blog for more information.
OIT has made it easy to for faculty and staff to upgrade computer operating systems. Beginning in June, faculty and staff with OIT-supported Windows computers will begin receiving announcements on their computers to upgrade Windows 10 to the newest supported version, 10 21H2. Visit the OIT website for more information.
Effective May 16, 2022 UA no longer supports Crimson Google account services for UA students + alumni. Microsoft 365 is now the provider of email + collaboration tools for UA students, faculty and staff. Get to know Microsoft 365 and the collaboration tools available to UA students, faculty and staff.
ArcGIS has evolved into a modern suite of apps – ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Story Maps, ArcGIS Dashboards, ArcGIS Pro, and many others. If you haven’t already, Esri encourages you to transition to use Modern GIS workflows.
Older copies of ArcMap will be available; however, they won’t be supported by Esri beginning March 2026.
There are many resources to help guide you through this journey including Learn ArcGIS lessons, Esri Academy Courses, Esri Press books, and others. In addition, Esri is hosting several workshops and discussions to share best practices and address questions.
Please visit the Esri website for more information and begin transitioning to Modern GIS workflows.
OIT will decommission Crimson Google accounts on Monday, May 16. Unlike the May 2021 email migration, OIT will not be migrating Google Drive content for students and alumni. Individuals are responsible for exporting or migrating all content they wish to keep. Visit the OIT website to see step-by-step guides for migrating content.
Beginning June 15, 2022 Box will discontinue the Box Notes desktop app. Box Notes will continue to be available in the web version. To learn more, visit the Box Support site.
OIT has planned a week of Microsoft Meetups to prepare and equip UA students to migrate content from Google to Microsoft. Sessions will showcase how to migrate content as well as tips and tricks for using the Microsoft 365 suite of tools.
Join OIT and UA’s Microsoft reps the week of April 11 – 13 to learn more, ask questions and get comfortable with using OneDrive and other Microsoft 365 apps. Learn more about Microsoft Meetups and see a full lineup of events on the OIT Events website.
Adobe has recently released security updates for Adobe Creative Cloud apps for both Windows and Mac. These updates address multiple vulnerabilities, the most severe of which could lead to arbitrary code execution. Please update Adobe Creative Cloud apps on your devices as soon as possible.
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To update, open the Adobe Creative Cloud application, Click “Updates” in the left panel menu bar, then “Update all” at the top.
