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Category: Services
Announcing Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection
Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection (Copilot), an AI-powered platform designed and created specifically for organizations, is now available to Illinois faculty and staff with an A5 Microsoft 365 License.
Media Space: Empowering Student Learning
Illinois Media Space has reached one million enrollments. With the increasing importance of technology in education, platforms like Media Space have become integral to the learning process. Read more about how Media Spaces serves Illinois education.
Enhancing Wi-Fi and the Core
Campus Wi-Fi, known more commonly as IllinoisNet, has come a long way—and it is still improving. Technology Services is constantly hard at work to ensure campus networking functions at its best. Read about some updates that happened this past year to make IllinoisNet the best it can be.
By the Numbers: Tech Services Start-of-Semester Metrics Fall 2023
Technology Services provides a number of essential campus services to support the university’s mission. These metrics showcase the impact some of the services the organization provides.
Collaboration Proved “Mission Critical” in the Skype-to-Teams Migration
With the help of around 350 people in different groups across campus, over 21,000 university accounts were transitioned from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams as a result of the Skype-to-Teams Transition project this summer.
Welcome, students! New semester IT Tips for Fall 2023
Why can’t I find my course in Canvas? How do I connect my device to the Wi-Fi? Read more for answers to beginning of the semester FAQ.
New Microsoft Teams Training Available on Brainstorm
Watch training videos ahead of the Skype to Teams Transition July 10-14.
Box Canvas, Newly Available on U of I Box
On June 1, Box will release a new feature called Box Canvas. Box Canvas will be integrated into your Box Content Cloud.
Announcing Survey Software License for Qualtrics
We are now using a university-wide license for the web-based survey software, Qualtrics. Read about how to migrate old data and make an account.