Resolved: Issues with ADFS have been resolved. Users logging into nexus machine may continue to experience issues while the workstation resyncs.
What do I need to do? If you are utilizing a machine on the Nexus domain you can use the following steps to resolve the issue.
This work has been postponed until further notice
What is happening? A one-year retention policy will be implemented for Microsoft Teams Chats (i.e., private 1:1 chats, group chat messages). Posts to a Channel and other Teams data will not be impacted.
When will this change be implemented?Monday, January 30, 2023.
What is the impact?
A message from Bruce Campbell, Chief Information Officer, Information Systems & Technology
What is happening?
The Fall 2022 issue of the IST Newsletter is now available. There are several new, exciting projects underway that we’re excited to share with you. We’ve improved the user experience for postdoctoral fellows; purchased an Adobe Acrobat Pro licence for campus; launched a new web voting tool; and are actioning the IT Review recommendations, just to name a few. Jump over to the IST Newsletter to learn more about what we’ve been up to this term.
What is happening? WatIAM White Pages is being replaced with Campus People Directory.
The Campus People Directory will be available at https://iamtools.uwaterloo.ca/directory.
When is this happening? Wednesday November 16th, 2022
What is the impact?
What is happening? In consultation with the Faculty of Engineering and the Office of the Provost, space currently used by Information Systems & Technology’s Instructional Technologies and Media Services (IST-ITMS) team to provide their Studio services will be transferred to Engineering as there is a need to use the space – the anechoic chambers – for its designed purpose.
When is this happening? The transition will occur by January 31, 2023.
What is happening? IST recently procured an Adobe Acrobat Pro enterprise license. This software is now available upon request to temporary full-time staff and faculty (e.g., contract employees and co-op students) at the University of Waterloo for a maximum of 1-year. This is in addition to Acrobat’s availability to all permanent full-time employees (see communication below). Part-time employees will need to continue to purchase a license separately (
What is happening?Simply Voting is replacing WatVote as the campus web-based online voting system supporting the official online voting needs on campus. Check out the IST Knowledge base article on alternatives for other types of votes or surveying here: Qualtrics Online Surveys, Microsoft Forms, and WCMS Web forms
What is happening? Quest will be undergoing scheduled maintenance.
When is this happening?
What is the impact? Quest will be unavailable during the maintenance windows.