Tag: Microsoft Office 365
MSU IT Council discusses new data center, IT Service Management, service catalog, email updates
The MSU IT Council met on September 15. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Data Center UpdateRob McCurdy, Interim Chief Information Officer, said the MSU Board of Trustees approved the construction budget to build a new data center for the university. Construction was scheduled to begin in September 2016 and to be completed by February 2018. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discuss CIO transition, Office 365 progress, IT enterprise stewardship
The MSU IT Council met on August 3. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Interim Chief Information Officer TransitionRob McCurdy was named Interim Chief Information Officer for MSU as of August 1. He plans on continuing the strategy and projects outlined on bolderit.msu.edu. Rob says he looks forward to learning more about the broader MSU culture and being more visible to campus, the IT Exchange group, and the MSU IT Council. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council hears from President Simon; discusses standards, data center, status updates
The MSU IT Council met on September 2. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
President Simon addresses the IT CouncilPresident Lou Anna K. Simon talked to the MSU IT Council on September 2. She said that campus IT has stagnated over the last several years creating a technology deficit at MSU. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses project management, campus licensing, IT assessment
The MSU IT Council met on July 1. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Project managementKevin Kuss, director of IT Services Project Management Office, gave an overview of the project status reporting system. Kuss will provide regular updates of high-level technology projects at future IT Council meetings. Read Full Article →
MSU to start moving students to new email service in June
Michigan State University is transitioning student email to Microsoft Office 365 beginning with new undergraduate students that start MSU in June 2015.
Returning undergraduate students (those that began with MSU prior to June 8) will transition to Office 365 in the fall 2015.
About Office 365Office 365 is hosted by Microsoft and can be accessed anywhere on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses Microsoft campus licensing, active directory, council action items
The MSU IT Council met on April 1. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Microsoft campus licensingBarb Dawson and Rachel Zakhem from IT Services worked with Microsoft to secure a campus software agreement that will offer core services to departments and can be augmented with additional services. Read Full Article →
IT Services testing Office 365 email, calendaring in preparation for pilot
IT Services has received clearance to test Microsoft Office 365 internally, within their organization. Following this test, pilots with interested innovators will begin to evaluate Office 365 as an option for MSU departments and colleges to use for email, calendaring , and other services.
IT Services is building a team dedicated to the implementation of Office 365 and is now working directly with Microsoft consultants on the current CampusAD and authentication structure at Michigan State University in preparation of rolling Office 365 out to campus. Read Full Article →
