September 14, 2022

Best Practices for Hybrid Meetings – September 14

…Topics discussed will include: Organizing hybrid meetings for success Facilitating engaging hybrid meetings Hybrid meeting etiquette Effective use of meeting technology And more… Resources Recording [SharePoint] Slides [SharePoint] Additional Resources Additional Best Practices for Facilitating a Hybrid Meeting (Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture)​ Best Practices for Facilitating Hybrid Meetings (Digital Learning Innovation)​ Configuring Your Microsoft Teams Channel for the Hybrid Workplace (Connect+Learn)​ Hybrid Hub (Information Technology Services)​​ Return to Workplace Report – Hybrid Meetings (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)…

September 1, 2022

Best Practices for Hybrid Meetings – August 31

…Topics discussed will include: Organizing hybrid meetings for success Facilitating engaging hybrid meetings Hybrid meeting etiquette Effective use of meeting technology And more… Resources Recording [SharePoint] Slides [SharePoint] Additional Resources Additional Best Practices for Facilitating a Hybrid Meeting (Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture)​ Best Practices for Facilitating Hybrid Meetings (Digital Learning Innovation)​ Configuring Your Microsoft Teams Channel for the Hybrid Workplace (Connect+Learn)​ Hybrid Hub (Information Technology Services)​​ Return to Workplace Report – Hybrid Meetings (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)…

August 24, 2022

Best Practices for Hybrid Meetings – August 23

…Topics discussed will include: Organizing hybrid meetings for success Facilitating engaging hybrid meetings Hybrid meeting etiquette Effective use of meeting technology And more… Resources Recording [SharePoint] Slides [SharePoint] Additional Resources Additional Best Practices for Facilitating a Hybrid Meeting (Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture)​ Best Practices for Facilitating Hybrid Meetings (Digital Learning Innovation)​ Configuring Your Microsoft Teams Channel for the Hybrid Workplace (Connect+Learn)​ Hybrid Hub (Information Technology Services)​​ Return to Workplace Report – Hybrid Meetings (Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration)…

June 9, 2022

Reminder: End of support for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10

…services that rely on legacy document modes or ActiveX controls for third-party apps, Microsoft Edge has Internet Explorer mode built in. Internet Explorer mode enables backward compatibility and will be supported through at least 2029. Please submit a ticket through uoft.me/m365help as soon as possible if you have concerns that your divisional site or service will be impacted by the June 2022 end of service date. For additional information, please review this FAQ from Microsoft. Kind regards, EASI Digital Workplace

May 24, 2022

EASI Welcomes 2022 Summer and Co-op Students

Sent on behalf of Cathy Eberts Dear EASI staff, I am happy to introduce to you the 2022 summer and co-op students Anthony, Jamal, Gordon, Amy, Yuwei and Simona who joined EASI in May. Please read their brief bios below to find out more and join me in welcoming them to the EASI team! Anthony Didiano joined the Digital Workplace team as a summer student to help with the Intune Migration project. He is studying forensic sciences in his third…

May 9, 2022

EASI Retirements: August 2022

…support group, now called the Digital Workplace, that has gone through many iterations and I eventually landed in EASI. What will you remember most about EASI? Many of the people in EASI have become very good loyal friends over the years and will be missed when I leave. They have also been a fountain of knowledge. What will you remember most about U of T? Over the years I’ve been contacted to help fix various problems. It always makes you…

April 8, 2022

End of support for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10

…services that rely on legacy document modes or ActiveX controls for third-party apps, Microsoft Edge has Internet Explorer mode built in. Internet Explorer mode enables backward compatibility and will be supported through at least 2029. Please submit a ticket through uoft.me/m365help as soon as possible if you have concerns that your divisional site or service will be impacted by the June 2022 end of service date. For additional information, please review this FAQ from Microsoft. Kind regards, EASI Digital Workplace

December 7, 2021

Reminder: Microsoft to retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022

Date: December 7, 2021 To: InfoTech and EITU Listservs From: EASI Digital Workplace Re: Reminder: Microsoft to retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022   Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that Microsoft will complete its retirement of Skype for Business Online on January 31, 2022. After January 31, the service will no longer be accessible. Teams will become the default client for chat, voice, video and meetings in Microsoft 365. If your division is still using Skype for…

December 1, 2021

EASI Go Prod AMS Updates – August 1 to November 30, 2021

…Enterprise Shared Services’ Digital Workplace team successfully decommissioned U of T’s legacy UTORmail email service on November 4. The project also included the introduction of a new community email domain for student organizations and the launch of a new Microsoft 365-based alumni email service. This milestone project was completed in collaboration with the University’s Information Commons team. Secure U of T Advanced Threat Protections (October/November) As part of our efforts to maintain the security of the University’s enterprise systems, EASI’s…

November 16, 2021

eToken migration to UTORMFA for Digital Workplace Clients Friday Nov. 26, 2021 after 5p.m.

Dear Digital Workplace client, As you may be aware, eToken authentication for high security logins, including AMS, ROSI, ROSI Files, Rocket Shuttle, StarRez and Unit VPNs will migrate to UTORMFA on November 27 at 4:00 p.m. As part of this transition, the Digital Workplace team will deploy an updated version of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (version 4.10.03104), as well as configuration files to your managed desktop computer. After the upgrade, you will need to select the new AdminVPN hostname…