As previously communicated, support for Microsoft Office 2016 and Microsoft Office 2019 ended on October 14, 2025. Looking ahead, support for Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 (Long-Term Servicing Channel) will end next year on
October 13, 2026.

What is changing 

• • Office LTSC 2021: Support ends October 13, ...

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, December 6 from 5 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 ...

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 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 colleagues,

Microsoft is changing how certain Power Automate workflows start. If you are a Power Automate user and your workflow begins when it receives a web request or a Teams webhook, you must update the URL that other tools use to call your flow before November 30, ...

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 ...