Information Technology
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June 29, 2021
New research computing package supports data-intensive research
Information and Technology Services has launched a new package of supercomputing resources for researchers and Ph.D. students on all U-M campuses: the U-M Research Computing Package.
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June 15, 2021
U-M begins cloud storage migration to Dropbox
Starting this month, the U-M community is migrating to U-M Dropbox, which will become the institution’s primary cloud file storage option once U-M Box fully retires in December.
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June 9, 2021
Wi-Fi upgrades to help transform campus network capabilities
Starting this summer, Information and Technology Services will upgrade campus Wi-Fi so it continues to meet the campus community’s growing demand for fast and secure connections.
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April 15, 2021
Registration open for virtual 2021 Hacks With Friends
Hacks With Friends encourages all U-M IT and technology professionals and advocates, regardless of role, to break out of normal routines, form a team, build a project (or hack) from scratch.
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March 29, 2021
XR @ Michigan 2021 Summit to focus on extended-reality issues
The XR @ Michigan 2021 Summit will bring a virtual audience from all around the world onto a virtual events platform to hear about and discuss the potential and challenges of extended reality.
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March 25, 2021
U-M Library upgrading technology to improve user experience
An upcoming overhaul of the platform that allows users to find, request and borrow materials will bring changes to U-M Library services and interfaces.
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March 15, 2021
U-M to migrate from Box to Dropbox this spring and summer
The university will migrate its cloud-data storage from U-M Box to U-M Dropbox beginning this spring. U-M Box, the university’s primary cloud-data storage option, will go away Dec. 1.
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March 10, 2021
2021 Hacks with Friends seeks proposals by March 17
All information technology professionals working at U-M are welcome to participate in the virtual 2021 Hacks with Friends. Pitches may be submitted through the end of March 17.
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January 26, 2021
Microsoft Teams available for videoconferencing, collaboration
Faculty, staff and students at Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn have a new option for videoconferencing and team-based collaboration: Microsoft Teams at U-M. It is available at no additional cost.
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January 13, 2021
Dell to be U-M’s new strategic supplier for computer hardware
Dell Technologies has been selected as U-M’s new strategic supplier for computer hardware, which includes laptops, PCs, monitors, keyboards and other equipment. The contract goes into effect Jan. 18.
