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  • Access Workday Faster—Right from Microsoft Teams

    Ric Hunter | August 12, 2025
    Tired of switching between apps? The Workday Everywhere app brings key Workday features right into Microsoft Teams, helping you stay focused and efficient. Check payslips, view tax information, submit and approve Workday time off requests, and more, all without leaving Teams. Perfect for managers and casual users alike! Read the full post and learn how to get started and what to expect using the Workday Everywhere help materials.

  • Join us for Data & AI sponsored by Google at Ohio Stadium

    Beth Varcho | August 11, 2025
    In support of The Ohio State University’s recently announced AI Fluency initiative and to launch Google Productivity Services, Ohio State is partnering with Google to host a free event dedicated to advancing the role and impact of AI in higher education. Please join us for Data and AI day on Thursday, August 21 from 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium.
    Ohio Stadium on a sunny day

  • Fresh Features, Smarter Tools: Microsoft 365 Updates 

    Beth Varcho | August 7, 2025
    Microsoft enhancements coming in the next few months include consolidating functionality into modern tools like Planner and Outlook, phasing out outdated technologies like VBScript, improving platform security, and providing easier access to AI-related enhancements and planning resources. Microsoft 365 applications continue to evolve to deliver a more integrated, intuitive, and secure user experience. 

  • Help Wanted: Attackers need you to defeat MFA

    Reg Jackson | July 30, 2025
    A growing trend in cybersecurity is to attack victims through texting and social channels, tricking them into giving access to their accounts, files, and data.As a refresher, multifactor authentication is the highest standard for logging into accounts and services. Simply, it means it takes -- 1) something you know: username and password, and 2) something you have: your DUO push notification on y...

  • New Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents Available for Research and Analysis

    Beth Varcho | July 22, 2025
    Microsoft has released two built-in agents—Researcher and Analyst. These agents are now available to faculty and staff who have purchased an elevated, fully-integrated Microsoft 365 Copilot license. They are designed to extend the value of Copilot by supporting more advanced tasks. Researcher acts like a research assistant, designed to support complex, multi-step pro...

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