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  • OIT Data Center Operations will be executing this year's Butrovich Computer Facility (BCF) FAST event on May 19, 2019 from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    OIT Announcement: Facility Annual Systems Testing (FAST)

    May 17, 2019

    OIT Data Center Operations will be executing this year's Butrovich Computer Facility (BCF) FAST event on May 19, 2019 from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m..

  • Cybercriminals use types of social engineering—manipulating people into doing what they want—as the most common way to steal information and money.

    Whaling, SMiShing, and Vishing...Oh My!

    May 17, 2019

    Cybercriminals use types of social engineering--manipulating people into doing what they want--as the most common way to steal information and money.

  • Voip telephone

    VoIP Cost Savings

    May 03, 2019

    OIT Telecommunications Services recently completed a significant cost savings measure with the VoIP phone systems across the University.

  • Â鶹´«Ã½ Blackboard Learn Spring Upgrade

    May 02, 2019

    The 2019 Spring Semester upgrade for Blackboard Learn is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 10th. Blackboard Learn is expected to be unavailable from 5 a.m. - 3 p.m.

  • Notice of Data Breach

    April 27, 2019

    The Â鶹´«Ã½ ("Â鶹´«Ã½") is notifying potentially affected students and individuals after an investigation into a data privacy incident involving unauthorized access to certain Â鶹´«Ã½ email accounts.

  • Keep safe and secure online this spring

    April 18, 2019


  • Ambrose Mazion demonstrates the ease of the ServerLIFT at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Data Center

    ServerLIFT donation helps Â鶹´«Ã½ Data Center improve safety and efficiency

    April 02, 2019

    The Â鶹´«Ã½ data center recently received a donation of a brand new ServerLIFT SL-500C, a server handling lift. The donation improves safety and efficiency by doing the heavy lifting of servers and computer equipment at Alaska’s largest data center.

  • March 25, 2019

    Â鶹´«Ã½ Statewide and Â鶹´«Ã½F continue to transition from Roxen to a new website platform called OU Campus.

  • February 26, 2019

    Over the past month, the Â鶹´«Ã½ has witnessed a significant increase in phishing emails to university employees that appear to be from their supervisor or other university leadership.