The largest batch of people to move from Zimbra to Gmail have now completed their transitions. Only one more batch of people is still waiting to move to Gmail, and they will all move beginning the evening of July 7th. By this time next week, the whole campus will be using Gmail and Google Calendar!
As we near the end of the email and calendar move, various departments are working with ITS to determine their best options for shared email resources (like shared inboxes or shared email addresses). ITS is reaching out to people we know of who use these shared resources but if you haven’t heard from us about a shared resource you use, please contact the ITS helpdesk (webhelpdesk@carleton.edu or x5999).
As the email and calendar transitions wind to a close, the transition from Collab to the Cloud is ramping up. Our three early adopter departments (ITS, Library & Archives, and Off Campus Studies) have all completed their transitions and report that the process went well. We have learned a lot from the experience of these early adopters and are now distilling what we’ve learned into a process for the rest of campus. Plan to hear from us 6-8 weeks before your department is scheduled to transition away from Collab! And if you’re curious or want to get a jump start, there is is an ever-increasing amount of information about Dropbox and Google Drive and ever-increasing training information available on our website.