This year, for NCAM, I’ll be focusing on types of social engineering and how we can detect and thwart them. There are a lot of new techniques designed to trick the human, and it’s important to use this annual opportunity to share some of this information. Before we settle in… Continue reading »
The Williams Makerspace is hiring two first-year students for the 2023 fall semester. You will be responsible for working on academic projects for faculty and staff. Seeking students who are self-directed, fast-learners, work efficiently, and with great focus. You will learn on-the-job as you work on projects. No prior experience required. This… Continue reading »
As if we don’t have enough excitement with the beginning of a new year, please take a few minutes before the semester gets into full swing and update your devices. This is good advice for any device, which can benefit from software updates and regular power-off/power-on cycles, but there are… Continue reading »
Every month leading up to Workday’s go-live in June 2024, the change management team hosts a workshop for the HERD. The topics cover different elements of Workday, from HR and Payroll to accounting and budgeting. We post the workshop slide decks to the HERD Network website after each session so the Williams… Continue reading »
Happy to announce the high-performance computing cluster (HPCC) upgrade is complete, including upgrades to the operating system, existing software, and management and scheduling system. To access the HPCC, users will need a new temporary password. Please email [email protected] to be assigned… Continue reading »
Early Thursday morning, OIT will be making a change to the printer network to make it more secure. We believe anyone directly affected by this change has already been contacted. If you experience printing issues when you arrive on campus, please restart the printer. If that doesn’t solve the problem,… Continue reading »
On August 25 and 26, the high-performance computing cluster (HPCC) will be offline for a scheduled upgrade, including upgrades to the operating system, existing software, and management and scheduling system. The HPCC will be provisionally accessible for testing and troubleshooting only, starting 9am on Monday, August 27, through… Continue reading »
OIT will be upgrading the PaperCut and printing systems on Friday night (Aug 11) starting at 5:00pm. The upgrade should be done by 9:00pm. During the upgrade, campus printing will be unavailable. Once the upgrade is complete, printing will resume. In rare cases, you may have to reboot… Continue reading »
Workday is replacing PeopleSoft as the HR and Finance management system. In the months leading up to our go-live in June 2024, the change management team is working with a group of individuals to share information about Workday and open channels for community feedback. The group, called the HERD Network, comprises… Continue reading »
Jesup Data Center Energy Saving & Modernization Project – Server maintenance Up until now we have had very minimal disruptions, but this event will have several servers/services unavailable for a few hours. The following services will be unavailable from 8 AM to approximately 11 AM on Sunday, August 6th, 2023:… Continue reading »
The company that provides the Course Media Gallery in Glow, Panopto, has changed the terms of their license with us and other schools. Under the new terms, content that has been viewed in the past two years will be unchanged. Content that has not been viewed in that time period,… Continue reading »
Beginning later this week, OIT will start deploying a replacement for our current Anti-Virus program, Sophos. Most people will not be required to perform any actions, and you likely will not notice the change. Sophos is being replaced with an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tool called CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike… Continue reading »
The “Sarah” Campus Solutions system will be offline for application maintenance on Thursday July 13 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Continue reading »
OIT is cleaning up old student accounts. Are there files owned by former students that should be transfered to you or your department before then? Did a former student work for your department or create academic files of record? The class of ’23 accounts close the first week of July… Continue reading »
The college is modernizing the Jesup data center, which was originally designed over 20 years ago. Given the aging power and cooling infrastructure, our team has been working since the fall to enhance the data center’s efficiency and bring it up to modern standards. Performing the upgrades to… Continue reading »
Senior accounts close on July 1 and will be deleted shortly after. If a Senior created Google content like Docs for your department, or for academic collaboration it will be necessary to have files they created (and therefore own) transfered to an individual or to a Shared Drive for… Continue reading »
Welcome FirstYears! This guide will help you access your Williams account for the first time. You will use the link from Okta which will be sent to your personal email address to log in. — But before you do that, go to the App Store or Play Store on your mobile… Continue reading »
Computer Recycling (Greenup) Program… Continue reading »
Do you like helping people, solving problems, and keeping up with the rapid pace of technology? If so, Williams College seeks a Client Services Specialist to join our team! Be part of a dynamic group of problem solvers, assisting clients with their daily technology needs. You will learn new… Continue reading »
Declutter Your Digital Life: a training for digital sustainability + space organization… Continue reading »
The HR system will be offline for maintenance on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The maintenance period is expected to be from 6 am – 2 pm. During this time the Finance and Student Records system will remain available. Continue reading »
Former student and employee Google accounts will be removed to reduce college data use. If you need files owned by these accounts, be aware of your options for retention. https://oit.williams.edu/help/google-drive-and-email-storage-at-williams/ Google Drive and Email Storage at Williams Google no longer provides unlimited storage for educational… Continue reading »
Student Records System (Sarah) Offline on Saturday, between 8:00 am and 9:30 am … Continue reading »
OIT will be upgrading the PaperCut and printing systems on Saturday morning starting at 7:00am. The upgrade should be done by 11:00am. During the upgrade, campus printing will be unavailable. Once the upgrade is complete, printing will resume. In rare cases, you may have to reboot your machine to re-connect… Continue reading »
Still following along but not feeling secure, or without care? I’ve summarized the last couple posts in this series in a handy grid below, organized by the two main areas, identity protection and software updates. While I don’t advocate printing it out, it can be easily copied into a… Continue reading »
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