If you’d rather read it for yourself, check out this blog post. It explains it pretty well in layman’s terms. https://blog.shi.com/next-generation-infrastructure/are-you-prepared-for-the-end-of-office-365-a1-plus-and-unlimited-cloud-storage/ OK, so WHAT IS GOING ON? Microsoft is changing storage allocations for all institutions, all users, everywhere based on the types of licenses they have. The VAST majority of WSU users have what’s called […]
On Monday, December 18th, 2023, we’re going to update connect.vcea.wsu.edu to the latest version of Apache Guacamole, as well as perform backend updates to the container service. There will be some downtime while we update the services. See below for maintenance info. Maintenance Info POC: VCEA Systems Team (Erik) What: connect.vcea.wsu.edu planned updates and maintenance When: […]
The VM hosting origin.cmr.wsu.edu is going to be moved to a new network. This will create a small window of downtime while changes are made. The VM will be unavailable during the maintenance window and the system will need to be rebooted to complete the maintenance. Pending Windows updates will also be applied during the […]
Passwords: For assistance with your account, please come to the VCEA Helpdesk located in Sloan 358. Our hours are Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm. You will need to bring your Cougar Card. If you are an Everett, Tri-Cities, or Global Campus student, let us know for further support options. Links for the VPN and […]
From 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, to 2 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, ITS will be replacing Pullman border equipment as part of the Wide Area Network project. Non-service impacting staging for this maintenance will start at 6 p.m., but service impacting work will not begin until 8 p.m. Please note the full maintenance window is reserved for this work. […]
In accordance with the goals of Executive Policy 37 (EP37), all employees are required to complete designated cyber security trainings within six months of: The effective date of the revision to EP37 that adds the cyber security training requirement (Jan. 31); or The date of hire, if hired after the effective revision date. All employees […]
WSU ITS has changed how service account passwords are handled. The following message below is legit. You can either ignore it and continue to receive these email reminders or forward the request on to crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu to have it deleted. The devad.wsu.edu account came from when Workday was in the process of being tested. These accounts […]
Update: 2022.06.08 @ 14:00 : I am tentatively calling maintenance complete at this time. The unit hosting /home and associated shares now seems to be operating normally. It will be slow for the next several hours as it does various checks and performs a backup of /home, which hadn’t happened since early May. We have […]
From WSU ITS: As part of the University’s ongoing data security efforts, an email banner warning will be implemented on external email to visually cue recipients that the message is from an external sender. Alerting WSU recipients that the message is from someone outside WSU can play a vital role in protecting against threats caused […]
We have been notified by WSU Facilities Services that they need to take the power down to replace breakers for the main power feeders for campus. The one that will affect us most is the one that feeds Sloan and EE/ME because it will affect our data centers. We will have to safely shut down […]