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    Planned Butrovich Data Center outage May 13-20

    March 16, 2023

    UAF Facilities Services will be conducting a planned maintenance power shutdown in the Butrovich Building to integrate a new Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the Butrovich Data Center (BDC). The University of Alaska Fairbanks main campus, including the Butrovich Building, and all UAF community campuses and outreach centers will not have Internet access during the planned maintenance shutdown.
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    Banner Cloud Migration Project Complete

    March 16, 2023

    Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding while we underwent a successful transition of Banner and related Ellucian products to the cloud. Before 5 p.m. on March 13, teams in OIT, Finance, Student Services and Human Resources finished the testing and validation of Banner applications, and service resumed for all users.
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  • Banner Outage March 9-14 - no UAOnline access; no Banner access

    Plan Ahead: Banner Outage coming March 9-14

    March 03, 2023

    Starting at 5 p.m. on March 9 the final phase of transitioning all Banner applications to the cloud will commence, with an expected completion date of no later than Tuesday, March 14. During that time, there will be absolutely no access to UAOnline or other Banner applications.
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    Deadline approaching! Have your Banner printer checked today

    March 03, 2023

    Plan ahead, and schedule a review of your Banner printer setup before March 9th. The review is necessary to ensure you will be able to print once Banner is operating out of the cloud.
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    UAOnline and other Banner applications will be unavailable during March 9-14 cloud migration

    February 17, 2023

    Starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 the final phase of transitioning all Banner applications and associated Ellucian products to the cloud will commence, with an expected completion date of no later than Tuesday, March 14. During that time, there will be absolutely no access to UAOnline or other Banner applications.
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    Take Action! Have your Banner printer checked today!

    February 17, 2023

    The go-live date for Banner in the cloud is March 13! Plan ahead, schedule a review of the Banner printer setup before March 9th
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  • Tax preparation

    Tax Related Identity Theft

    February 03, 2023

    Identity thieves and IRS imposters are ready for tax season, whether you are or not. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself, and what to do if you or someone you know runs into problems.
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    Fraud Targeting Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

    February 03, 2023

    When governments offer program relating to money or loan forgiveness, it's to be expected that cybercriminals and fraudsters will try to capitalize on the needs of others. The current discussion on student loan forgiveness has become a new way for people to become victims of fraud.
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    Home Router Tip of the Week - Guest Settings

    January 20, 2023

    The next installment of the Home Router guides is to discuss what are guest settings and should you even bother using them?
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    Online Gaming and Cybersecurity

    January 20, 2023

    Gaming isn't just for Millennials or Gen-Z'ers anymore. Today's gaming platforms can rival some pretty decent computing technologies as well. Here are some tools to make gaming fun and secure.
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