The OTDI team works regularly to enhance IT services at the university. One of the most recent enhancements includes moving to a new policy for Microsoft 365. This new policy will allow faculty, staff, and students to access more Microsoft 365 applications and features in the future.
Need to learn more about using Microsoft 365? Then mark your calendars for June 13-14! Microsoft will be presenting Microsoft Academy, an instructor-led online training. The training is open only to university employees and is a free to attend. Attendees must register for both days.
This post summarizes enhancements and changes that Microsoft is making to Microsoft 365, mostly within the next 90 days, which will include changes to Outlook and Microsoft Teams.
Outlook for Windows: Signature cloud syncing, rollout will be complete by April
Over the next several weeks, Microsoft is making some changes to Microsoft 365, which include changes to Viva Briefings and Office Mobile and feature enhancements and retirements in Microsoft Teams.
As you settle into a new semester at Ohio State, be sure to review the latest updates from the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI). Learn more about new accessibility features added to CarmenZoom; check out a few improvements in CarmenCanvas as well as official guidance for proctoring; remind your students to renew their Adobe licenses; and learn about changes for accessing important software like Minitab.
We have seen an enthusiastic response from Ohio State faculty and staff Azure users interested in participating in an in-person AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) class at the Microsoft office in Columbus. The original class on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. is nearly full. A second session has been added on Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ohio State faculty and staff are invited to participate in a AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) class at the Microsoft office in Columbus on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free training is provided by the Microsoft Account Team and will include a certification test voucher to take the AZ-900 test at no cost!
Enrollment for this event will be limited to 30 participants and you must register to attend, so register now!
Last year we started the Microsoft 365 Access Reviews for External Guests initiative. It is designed to help us align with audit recommendations for reviewing Microsoft 365 Teams and group members.
If you received this email, it is NOT spam. However, your caution and instinct to not click on suspicious links is a good one. This message is legitimate, part of a new process to review access of External Guests.
OTDI has partnered with Microsoft to offer virtual instructor-led training in October and November for many MS Office 365-centered topics, including Teams and OneDrive. Access the Mastering Microsoft 365 page in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC) and register.
On Friday, August 26, 2022 BuckeyeBox related applications will be removed from all Managed IT Services (MITS) devices.