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Global computer equipment shortage: plan your purchases accordingly / Pénurie mondiale de matériel informatique : planifiez vos achats en conséquence

webfull — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:02:51 +0000

A global situation will affect the cost and availability of computer equipment over the next few years.

Key computer components are becoming harder to source and more expensive. This is mainly because large cloud and AI providers are purchasing equipment in increasing volumes, leaving less availability for others.

Industry leaders are warning that:

Published: 28 January 2026

Resolved: Microsoft 365 services experiencing disruptions

webfull — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:55:34 +0000

Update (Resolved): January 23, 7:00 a.m.

The login issue has now been resolved. Thank you for your patience while we worked to restore service.

Original message: January 22, 4:30 p.m.

Microsoft is reporting a service issue that may affect multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, the Microsoft 365 suite, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online.

What you may notice:

Published: 22 January 2026

RESOLVED: Minerva waitlists restored

webfull — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:00:33 +0000

Due to an unexpected system issue, the Minerva waitlists were inadvertently cleared. IT Services and Enrolment Services have resolved the situation, and waitlists are now functioning normally.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Published: 15 January 2026

SharePoint "Alert me" is going away

webfull — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:35:31 +0000

Microsoft is currently retiring SharePoint's “alert me”, which will disappear from ��Թ�’s SharePoint sometime between January and July 2026. ��Թ� has no control over the exact moment when the feature will be removed within that timeframe.

Published: 18 December 2025

Teams update: the Files tab is being renamed Shared

webfull — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:31:13 +0000

As part of Microsoft’s latest Teams update, the Files tab (in channels and chats) is being renamed Shared. This change is being gradually rolled out. Some ��Թ� users will see this change before others. For a little while, you may see both Files and Shared tabs across your Teams.

What’s changing?

Previously, there was a Files tab in Teams channels and chats.

That tab is being renamed Shared, and it will bring together:

Published: 15 December 2025

Phishing Alert: Staff and Student Employment

webfull — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:43:45 +0000

A phishing email is circulating among the ��Թ� community. See details below. If you receive it, please do not interact with it.

If you have already filled out the Google Form associated with this email and submitted personal and financial information, including your ��Թ� password

Published: 10 December 2025

myProgress (Degree Works advising) maintenance - week-end of December 5th-7th

webfull — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:12:26 +0000

myProgress (DegreeWorks advising) will be unavailable from Friday, December 5th 8:00am to Sunday, December 7th, at 3:00pm.

More information about myProgress

Published: 3 December 2025

New process for computer equipment purchases / Nouveau processus pour l’achat de matériel informatique

webfull — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:06:04 +0000

La version française suit.

There are important changes to how staff and faculty can purchase computer equipment.

Published: 10 November 2025

Phishing Alert: Fake file-sharing phishing campaign directing to fake portal sites

webfull — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:30:22 +0000

A phishing email is circulating among the ��Թ� community. See details below. If you receive it, please do not interact with it.

If you have already interacted with this email (such as clicking a link or submitting personal information, including your ��Թ� password):

Published: 14 August 2025

Report suspicious emails from your ��Թ� Inbox

webfull — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:06:47 +0000

You can quickly report a suspicious email using the Report Junk or Report Phishing buttons available in Microsoft Outlook, whether you’re using the desktop app, mobile app, or Outlook on the web.

Published: 11 September 2025

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