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WatIAM will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance – May 14

IST has launchedthe IT Asset Management (ITAM) Selection project, aimed at addressing the lack of centralized IT asset management at the University.

Three changes will be made to the current process for account/identity sponsorship and requesting and/or provisioning Microsoft 365 (M365) licences.

Due to several security and privacy vulnerabilities and weaknesses, IST strongly recommends that all members of the University of Waterloo community remove the DeepSeek App from their mobile devices. 

The University will decommissionWatSAFE, both the mobile app and desktop notifications, by the end of February 2025.

The University will decommissionWatSAFE, both the mobile app and desktop notifications, by the end of February 2025.

As communicated in May 2024, the University’s central WebEx service, uwaterloo.webex.com, will be decommissioned. 

Yahoo managed email domains blocking mail from Waterloo

Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. All units on campus are encouraged to begin planning to ensure Windows computers are upgraded to Windows 11 before October 2025.

IST’s Annual Report – Recognizing the work of IST through 2024 and a look at what 2025 will bring.