Email through Office365

Faculty and staff receive their email and calendar services through Microsoft Office 365, which also includes a suite of integrated, cloud-hosted tools: Accessibility via client or web interface Schedule meetings Create and manage tasks Create, store, and access contacts Create distribution lists Synchronize information with mobile devices email, student email, student mail, gmail, windows 365, windows-365, […]

Microsoft OneDrive

Faculty, staff, and students receive one terabyte of data storage through Microsoft OneDrive, which is part of the Office 365 cloud-hosted suite of tools. uconn, faculty, staff, students, cloud storage, cloud-storage, one drive, one-drive, onedrive, microsoft one drive, one-drive online, onedriver online, microsoft online, data storage, office 365, office365, help center, huskyct, cloud object storage, […]

Office 365 design completed

ITS has completed a design for the university Microsoft Office 365 initiative and would like to ask for any final feedback. Microsoft Office 365 is an organized collection of cloud-based business productivity technologies that integrates enhanced communication and collaboration tools.  It is well aligned towards individuals and their ability to personally leverage technology.  Adoption of […]

Microsoft Lync is becoming Skype for Business

Microsoft is rebranding Lync Online, their enterprise communication tool, as Skype for Business.

Transition to Microsoft Outlook Modern Authentication

We are currently using basic authentication at the University.  It has security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by brute force or password spray attacks.

Scheduling Capabilities in Microsoft 365

UConn faculty and staff use Microsoft 365 for their university email and calendaring, and many are accustomed to using Outlook to schedule meetings among colleagues.

Office 365 migration update

Below is an update on the upcoming April 10th university migration from our local email and calendar service to Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud service and to share strategies ITS is employing to ensure a smooth transition.

Email service choice for students

Google Apps for Education was chosen for students because it was both a good fit for and a strong preference of this population. 

Microsoft SharePoint

ITS is shifting to Microsoft SharePoint as a strategic technology for services.

Changes to UConn’s Microsoft 365 environment

UConn Audit and Management Advisory Services (AMAS) recently completed a review of our Microsoft 365 tenant.

Microsoft Office 365

ITS has launched an initiative to explore a Microsoft Office 365 service offering for the University of Connecticut. Microsoft Office 365 has the potential to enhance individual productivity and facilitate collaboration. It would provide significantly larger mailboxes, Office sharing and interaction tools, text and video chat, one terabyte of personal cloud storage, and other useful […]

Reminder: Office 365 migration starts tonight

We would like to remind you that your university email account will migrate to Office 365 this weekend and to spotlight available support resources.

Updates to Microsoft Enterprise Licensing

ITS negotiates an annual Microsoft enterprise license on behalf of UConn. 

Changes to Legacy Messaging Protocol Authentication

Modern authentication uses OAuth, a widely adopted framework that provides a secure user authentication workflow and includes support for interactive multi-factor authentication and risk analysis. 

University email and calendar migration

Faculty and staff who have accounts on the central university email and calendar service, please be aware of the university migration from our local Exchange environment to Microsoft Office 365, currently scheduled to start April 10th.

Web Conferencing Services

We would like to share information about individual web conferencing services available to the UConn community.

Changes to Office 365 Email

Office 365 is a Microsoft cloud product that includes Office and other services. 

Remote Access Options

ITS has provided a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) gateway to facilitate external access to university computers (e.g., work desktops) from local devices at another location (e.g., your home computer).

Reminder: Office 365 Town Hall meeting tomorrow (3/25)

We would like to remind our IT community that ITS is hosting a town hall meeting to discuss the upcoming migration to Microsoft Office 365 tomorrow, March 25th at 9:00 a.m. in the Dodd Konover Auditorium.

Email service choice for students

Google Apps for Education was chosen for students because it was both a good fit for and a strong preference of this population. 

Personal Storage Changes

ITS will be retiring the personal (P) drive.

Update on the university Microsoft Office 365 initiative

ITS is now in the design phase of the Microsoft Office 365 initiative. In the research phase, we received significant positive feedback with some questions and concerns from our UConn IT community.  Using this information, we produced a tentative design that was reviewed by the ITS IT Technical Partners governance body.  The architecture is now […]

Office 365 Microsoft Presentation (4/27)

For faculty and staff interested in learning more about Office 365, ITS and Microsoft are co-hosting a free presentation

Microsoft 365 Available to UConn Students

Microsoft 365, which is the rebadged Office 365 service, is a collection of communication, collaboration, and productivity applications that are available through our enterprise-wide education license to all active faculty, staff, and students. 

Changes to Internet Border Firewalls

Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol that normally operates on port 22 and allows remote logins to computers. 

Office 365 Town Hall Meeting

We are inviting members of our IT community to a town hall meeting to discuss the upcoming migration to Microsoft Office 365 and initiate a conversation about support strategies.

MSB power shutdown, 8/8

A power shutdown in the Math-Science Building (MSB) is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 8th between 5:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Seamless Single Sign-On (SSO)

ITS is enabling Seamless Single Sign-On (SSO) for all domain-joined Windows workstations on April 18, 2022.

Microsoft AI Services

Two artificial intelligence (AI) services are available to UConn employees.

Reminder: Office 365 Town Hall meeting (4/1)

We would like to remind our IT community that ITS is hosting a town hall meeting to discuss the upcoming migration to Microsoft Office 365 tomorrow, April 1st at 9:00 a.m. in the Dodd Konover Auditorium.

University-Wide Transition from Skype to Microsoft Teams

Teams and Skype for Business are available to everyone at the University through Office 365.

Microsoft Office 365 Security Update

Criminals use stolen credentials to attack accounts and cause harm to organizations and individuals, but there are multiple, complimentary strategies that offer protection. 

Technology Day 2025

Registration will open in May.   Every day, new applications and features emerge that change how we work. Embrace these updates, and technology can be your greatest ally in the workplace.

New to UConn – Employees

Welcome to the University of Connecticut! Below is an overview of the essential technology tools available to you. These are the basic services you will need to get started at UConn. For a more extensive list of services available, please see the ITS Service Catalog.

Google to Microsoft 365 Transition

Google to Microsoft 365 Transition Google Workspace services, including student email, storage, and digital collaboration, moved to Microsoft 365 in 2024, unifying our community on one platform. What is the impact to me? Learn More & Get Support Get started with Microsoft 365

P: Drive Migration to OneDrive

P: Drive Migration to OneDrive ITS is retiring the personal (P) drive and transitioning our community to Microsoft OneDrive. To facilitate this change, we are migrating the data stored on the P: drive to OneDrive. Faculty and staff with data on the P: drive migrated the summer of 2022. Students with P: drive data will […]

2024 Staff Technology Day Sessions

2024 Staff Technology Day Sessions Main Event Page You will be able to choose five workshops/presentations. Most sessions are offered twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Please read the descriptions for the sessions in advance. Some have a workshop component and may recommend that you bring a device. The 30-minute sessions […]