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…
In this month’s edition of We Are IT, Justin Brown, a Systems Analyst III with the Office of Information Technology, talks about how he works with programs and the University of Alabama. Brown works with the Collaboration Reporting Team on campus, specifically to work alongside Microsoft and Zoom as an administrator. He serves mainly as…
As the new Instructional Technology Education Program Manager for the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT), Juli Cook plays a pivotal role in shaping how faculty and students engage with digital learning tools. Overseeing the education and outreach team within CIT, Juli is responsible for organizing workshops and trainings that empower instructors to effectively use platforms…
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
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.…
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…
The eduroam certificate update, which took place on Wednesday, September 10, was not successful for all users. Because of this, we’ll be rolling back to the old authentication method on Wednesday, September 17, between 5 AM and 8 AM. If you are on campus, you may experience a brief outage as the new authentication process…
OIT will perform upgrades to the Banner platform starting Saturday, September 20, 7:00 a.m. until 7:30 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.
The OIT network team will be replacing core routers in the data center on Friday, September 12, from 7 am to 12 pm. We do not expect any outages due to these updates.
The current Eduroam certificate is being updated on Wednesday, September 10, after business hours. Historically, most devices deal with certificate replacement fairly smoothly, but some devices will prompt the user to accept/trust the new certificate. You may also need to re-enter your credentials to log into the network. If your computer prompts you to accept…
