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Planned maintenance tonight: ITS systems

ITS staff will be performing routine maintenance tonight between 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. During this time, ITS supported systems may be unavailable. If you experience issues after the maintenance is complete, contact the ITS Support Center for help by visiting service.drake.edu/its, calling 515-271-3001, or visiting the lower level of Carnegie Hall.  To see the...

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Planned Maintenance on Sunday: ITS databases

ITS staff will be performing routine maintenance on our Oracle databases this Sunday, Dec. 22 between 7 – 9 a.m. During this time, Drake systems including Self Service, Banner, ProcessMaker, eTranscripts, and Touchnet may be unavailable. This work is necessary to maintain the security of University data. If you experience issues after the maintenance is...

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Planned Maintenance on Sunday: Blackboard Ultra

This Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 2 – 8 a.m., Blackboard will be fully unavailable to all users while required maintenance is being performed on the back-end database. This maintenance is necessary to ensure optimal system security and performance.  If you have questions, contact us by submitting a Blackboard Ultra Request ticket though the ITS service...

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Planned Maintenance: Transact System

ITS staff will be performing maintenance on the Transact system on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, starting at 8 a.m. and potentially extending into the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 27. Additionally, preliminary testing will occur on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, from 1 – 3 p.m. During these times, the use of Bulldog Bucks and...

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Resolved: Microsoft Outage

Microsoft has resolved the email and calendar outage from yesterday and reports that services are stable. Thank you for your patience. If you’re still experiencing issues, contact the ITS Support Center for help by visiting service.drake.edu/its, calling 515-271-3001, or visiting the lower level of Carnegie Hall. 

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Update: Microsoft Outage

ITS staff continue to monitor the Microsoft outage impacting Outlook and Teams. Microsoft reports progress in restoring email and calendaring services but the issue is not yet fully resolved. ITS staff will continue monitoring the situation and provide an update tomorrow morning, Tuesday, Nov. 26. Thank you for your patience. If you’re being affected by...

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Update: Microsoft Outage

ITS staff continue to monitor the Microsoft outage impacting Outlook and Teams. The web version of Outlook is sporadically inaccessible and some users are experiencing timeouts when using the desktop app. In Teams, some users are experiencing slow connections or timeouts with messages not syncing. Microsoft reports they’ve applied a fix to most impacted environments,...

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Microsoft Outage

ITS staff are aware of a widespread Microsoft issue impacting email and calendaring; some people may experience issues with accessing Outlook via the app or the web. We’ll provide updates as Microsoft works to resolve this issue.  If you’re being affected by this issue, contact the ITS Support Center by submitting an Email/Calendar Issue ticket,...

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Resolved: Virtual Apps & Desktops Issue

ITS has resolved the firewall issue impacting virtual apps and desktops. Thank you for your patience. If you’re still experiencing issues, contact the ITS Support Center for help by visiting service.drake.edu/its, calling 515-271-3001, or visiting the lower level of Carnegie Hall. 

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Update: Virtual Apps & Desktops Issue

ITS staff and our vendor partner continue to work on resolving the firewall issue impacting virtual apps and desktops. AVD/the Windows App is available, though with limited functionality, and Banner users can access the system. Our team is actively working on stabilizing the standby firewall to ensure a seamless experience for all users. We’ll continue...