Here is a brief presentation outlining the major initiatives of the next eight months. Remember, change is good!
Showing posts with label change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label change. Show all posts
Monday, February 8, 2010
Monday, March 16, 2009
Request your software for 2009-2010
Did you know that industry-wide, 80% of tech incidents are caused by IT making a change? Given that statistic, you might ask why we ever make any changes. The answer, of course, would be to solve a security issue, provide upgrades, or fulfill a software request from staff.
To avoid such problems, we want to streamline our software, and minimize changes. Toward that end, IT has a goal to use a single software image on each computer for each semester. We will begin with this practice in fall 2009. We'll need your help to determine what software is to be installed, so we need you to tell us what software we need. Please submit your requests in an online form at http://bit.ly/request
You can view all the requests submitted so far at http://bit.ly/viewrequests . That way, if somebody else already submitted the same request, you don't have to do it again.
Please note that if you do not request a software application to be installed, it won't be available for the first semester of the 2009-2010 year! You'll have to wait for the semester 2 request window.
To avoid such problems, we want to streamline our software, and minimize changes. Toward that end, IT has a goal to use a single software image on each computer for each semester. We will begin with this practice in fall 2009. We'll need your help to determine what software is to be installed, so we need you to tell us what software we need. Please submit your requests in an online form at http://bit.ly/request
You can view all the requests submitted so far at http://bit.ly/viewrequests . That way, if somebody else already submitted the same request, you don't have to do it again.
Please note that if you do not request a software application to be installed, it won't be available for the first semester of the 2009-2010 year! You'll have to wait for the semester 2 request window.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
New email system coming Summer 2009
After a year of evaluation and testing, we have decided to migrate the district email system from GroupWise to Google Apps' Gmail. The cutover will occur in July 2009, but we are announcing it now so that everyone has time to make the transition. We will be providing documentation and training sessions from February to June so that everyone has a chance to begin using Gmail prior to the switch.
Between now and July, both GroupWise and Gmail will be fully active and supported, so you can continue using GroupWise, switch to Gmail, or even use both at the same time until you are comfortable with Gmail. We will provide lots of training sessions this spring and again in August to make sure that everyone can use the new system. And don't worry about your old mail- we will move all the messages in your GroupWise cabinet to Gmail.
In case you are curious, a few of the reasons we are switching include:
-seamless integration with shared calendars;
-it saves money; Google Apps Gmail is free, unlike GroupWise;
-more features;
-integration with Google Docs to share documents;
-better support for mobile devices like smartphones, iPhones, and Blackberries;
-integrated spam and virus protection;
-guaranteed 99.99% uptime;
-more storage space for mail;
-easier to search for old messages.
I realize that this, like any change, may cause some concern. I have been using Gmail instead of Groupwise for almost a year now, and although it did take a little time to grow accustomed to a new system, it works much better. We are committed to providing you with training and support to make this a smooth transition. If you have any specific questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly.
Between now and July, both GroupWise and Gmail will be fully active and supported, so you can continue using GroupWise, switch to Gmail, or even use both at the same time until you are comfortable with Gmail. We will provide lots of training sessions this spring and again in August to make sure that everyone can use the new system. And don't worry about your old mail- we will move all the messages in your GroupWise cabinet to Gmail.
In case you are curious, a few of the reasons we are switching include:
-seamless integration with shared calendars;
-it saves money; Google Apps Gmail is free, unlike GroupWise;
-more features;
-integration with Google Docs to share documents;
-better support for mobile devices like smartphones, iPhones, and Blackberries;
-integrated spam and virus protection;
-guaranteed 99.99% uptime;
-more storage space for mail;
-easier to search for old messages.
I realize that this, like any change, may cause some concern. I have been using Gmail instead of Groupwise for almost a year now, and although it did take a little time to grow accustomed to a new system, it works much better. We are committed to providing you with training and support to make this a smooth transition. If you have any specific questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly.
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