Author: Brianna Kuhn

UW–‍Madison retires Wisconsin mobile app

After over 14 years of operation, we’re bidding a fond farewell to the Wisconsin App. Learn what this means for you and how to access your favorite features moving forward.

Planned Event Management Service outage: Jun 24

The UW–‍Madison Event Management Service will undergo a 1-day service outage as part of a planned upgrade. The EMS application underlies everything from Today in the Union (T.I.T.U) to study room reservations at UW–‍Madison’s libraries.

Endpoint management service roadmap

An “endpoint” is a device that communicates back and forth with a network—including desktops, laptops, servers and smartphones. This project is critical to reducing threats to university networks. Learn about the many strides we’ve made since the fall 2020 kickoff.

Have you checked out the new Teams?

The “classic” version of Microsoft Teams will be retired at the end of March. In April, anyone still using classic Teams will be automatically updated to the new version. Learn more about the change and find out how to give new Teams a try.

Virtual training on Git basics & GitLab for researchers

Enhance your version control and code collaboration skills with our free, virtual training sessions. 1st training: Git basics. Apr 4, 11:55am via Zoom.

New default access settings for Box shared links

Starting Apr 17, when sharing files or folders in Box, the default setting will be set to “Invited people only.” This change will enhance data security.

Reshaping the Google Workspace service: office hours

Next session: Apr 9, 11am via Zoom. Have questions about managing storage in your Google My Drive or shared drive? Stop by office hours to talk with the project team.

Jira & Confluence service change: migration tools & assistance

Jira and Confluence services will be discontinued in Jan 2025. Stop by office hours to learn about alternatives and tools for migrating your content. Tuesdays, 10:30am via Zoom.

Scheduling simplified with Doodle 

Did you know UW–‍Madison has a Doodle license? Log in with your NetID and schedule meetings easily in an ad-free environment. With Doodle, you can poll your meeting participants and find a day and time that works for the majority.

URL Defense: a new layer of email security

The new feature offers another layer of protection from phishing and malware attacks caused by suspicious links in emails from external senders.