Microsoft Teams is already part of your Office 365 tool kit (no sign-up required), and is a simple and effective way to collaborate with your coworkers to get stuff done from anywhere!
Teams has many great features:
CCS would like to congratulate our very own Garrett May – a dedicated Services Support Consultant – for his outstanding volunteer contributions to the United Way, which were recently recognized when he received the Gabrielle Hubert Award.
Do technology and cyber security spark your interest? Do you possess strong communication skills? Are you looking for a great on-campus opportunity? If so, join CCS on our journey to raise cyber security awareness among students on campus.
The University of Guelph is excited to announce the opening of our Digital Accessibility Resource Centre (DARC), made up of accessibility experts who provide campus support for digital content creation. Ensuring digital content is accessible for everyone is another way U of G aims to Improve Life on campus.
CSS is excited to announce that access to the Gartner Core Research Portal - previously available only to campus IT professionals - is now expanding to U of G staff, faculty, and students. Gartner has been an excellent campus resource for many years resulting in more evidence-based and business-focused decisions. Access to Gartner is available via the U of G Gartner Portal using U of G central login credentials.
Great news! Windows 10 Education edition is now available for U of G students at no charge from the CCS Software Distribution Site
Microsoft has announced important changes to the AutoSave functionality in Office 365, and we wanted to share this news as it may affect how you interact with documents.
Dave Whittle has been named the new associate vice-president (AVP) and chief information officer (CIO) at the University of Guelph. Whittle will oversee and is accountable for information technology (IT) across campus, with a keen focus on innovation, efficiency, service culture, and student success.
The CCS IT Help Center processes tens of thousands of support requests annually. CCS uses a service desk application called "BMC FootPrints" to help manage and track these support requests and to communicate with clients using email notifications. On Saturday August 25, 2018 we will be performing maintenance on FootPrints. The changes being implemented will improve our internal workflow and, more importantly for our clients, new formatting will improve the consistency and clarity of the email notifications that we send to our clients as we work on their service requests.
CCS is planning a major implementation to upgrade all telephony systems and related software.