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Crimson Google Account Service Ends – Monday, May 16

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.


Network Upgrades – Sunday, May 22

OIT will be performing necessary network upgrades Sunday, May 22 from 6am – 8am. The wired and wireless campus network will experience intermittent outages during the maintenance window. Services will resume normal operations by 8am. Visit the OIT Status Page for more information.


myBama 2.0 – Sunday, May 15

OIT will be introducing feature upgrades to myBama on Sunday, May 15! Upgrades include the addition of campus photography, a prominent search bar and quick links to transition to dark mode. Content has also been rearranged to help UA students, faculty and staff quickly find content relevant to you! Visit the myBama User Guide within myBama for…


A new look is coming to Duo!

Last year, Duo rolled out updates to its mobile application. This year, Duo is introducing a new look to the Duo prompt that users see when accessing applications. Below are examples of the old and new Duo prompts. OIT will be applying the new prompt to various Duo-required applications throughout the spring semester. The largest…


Authentication Service Upgrade – April 23

OIT will be upgrading authentication service on Saturday April 23 at 6 a.m. Services may be intermittently unavailable while the upgrade is performed; however, users should be able to log into all services by 6:30 a.m. After the upgrade, login screens will have minor differences, but still feature similar content and campus photo.


Box Notes Desktop App EOL – June 15, 2022

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.


Database Maintenance – April 3, 2022

OIT will be performing database maintenance Sunday, April 3 at 7am. Some campus services will be unavailable during the maintenance. Services should resume by 8am. Visit the OIT Status Page for more information.


OIT Hosts Microsoft Meetups

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…


Emergency Maintenance March 28

OIT will be performing emergency database maintenance this evening, March 28 at 6pm. MyBama and Banner will be unavailable during the maintenance period. Visit status.oit.ua.edu for more info.


Spring Upgrades – March 27, 2022

OIT will be implementing a Banner bundle upgrade on Sunday, March 27 from 5am – 10 am.  myBama and channels that connect to Banner will not be accessible, including self-service and administrative systems. Visit the OIT Status Page for more information.