Dear Azure Data Studio Users,

As a follow-up to earlier communications, this is a reminder that Microsoft will be retiring Azure Data Studio on February 28, 2026, consolidating its SQL tools in Visual Studio Code.

To maintain security compliance and support, we recommend that current Azure Data Studio ...

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that system maintenance associated with the U of T firewall will take place on Sunday, November 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

During this time, you may temporarily lose access to AMS applications, including Employee Self-Service (ESS)/Manager Self-Service (MSS), Expense Reimbursement Direct ...

Dear ROSI users,

Please note that we will need to take ROSI and most associated student information systems offline on Friday, November 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. to perform quarterly maintenance on the database. We will return the systems to service sooner if the work is completed earlier than ...

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, November 15 from 5 to 11 a.m. due to system maintenance:

• Academic Administrative Appointments (AAA)
• AMS SAP GUI
• Capital Projects Portal
• Employee Self-Service (ESS)/Manager Self-Service (MSS)
• EvoSuite Applications (EvoOrder, EvoPlan, EvoNotify)
• Expense Reimbursement ...

Dear colleagues, 

Microsoft has announced the rollout of the External Recipient Rate Limit (ERR) for Exchange Online. This feature is designed to limit the number of external recipients a mailbox can send messages to within a 24-hour period. This change is designed to support responsible usage and ensure fair resource usage within Exchange ...

Dear colleagues, 

As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the security of our Microsoft 365 environment, we will be enabling the Idle Session Timeout feature across the tenant starting October 28, 2025. 

What’s changing 

Microsoft has announced the retirement of “Activity-Based Authentication Timeout” for Outlook on the web. This is being replaced by a ...

Dear colleagues,

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Publisher will reach end of life in October 2026. After that time, Publisher will no longer be included in Microsoft 365 or supported in on-premises Office suites. 

What is changing 

Support for Microsoft Publisher, including the perpetual (on-premises) version, will end ...

Dear AMS Users,

As part of ongoing improvements to the Administrative Management System (AMS), U of T is upgrading the platform that stores document attachments in SAP and some related applications. This upgrade is necessary as the current platform is reaching its end of life and must be ...

Dear colleagues,  

Microsoft has officially announced that Project Online will retire on September 30, 2026. After this date, Project Web App (PWA) sites and related data will no longer be available. Project Online users must plan and complete migration before this deadline to avoid data loss. 

This change applies only ...

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, October 18 from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. due to system maintenance:

• Academic Administrative Appointments (AAA)
• AMS SAP GUI
• Capital Projects Portal
• Employee Self-Service (ESS)/Manager Self-Service (MSS)
• EvoSuite Applications (EvoOrder, EvoPlan, EvoNotify)
• Expense Reimbursement ...