As of last Thursday, all ITS staff are now living in Gmail and Google Calendar, so everyone should be familiar with the system and the transition process if you have any questions at all. We’ve also published all of the preparation emails that people will get in the month before they move, so if you’re curious about what’s coming or if you lost the message that was sent to you, they’re all now posted here.
Next week, on Thursday June 9th at 5pm, faculty and departmental assistants will begin using Gmail and Google Calendar. There are many online and in-person training options available, and early adopters who attended or used these report that they were very useful even for people who have prior experience using personal Gmail accounts.
Just as a reminder, people’s email addresses will not change when they move to Gmail (except for the people who specifically asked for a change).
In file storage news, the Library and Archives moved their files from COLLAB to Dropbox beginning last Thursday. The next department making the move from COLLAB to the cloud is Off Campus Studies, who will begin moving on June 16th.