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Update: Service Disruption Resolved: Google Calendar

Issue impacting video conferencing scheduling within Google

Update: 10/1/26 4:00pm The service disruption has been resolved. If you continue to have any issues, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) at UMBC’s Help Service.  Original...

Posted: October 1, 2026, 10:41 AM

Sept 2026 HPCF Newsletter

Happy end of September everyone, I'm writing to give everyone an update regarding the UMBC HPCF and other Research Computing projects currently undertaken by DoIT during the month of September....

Posted: September 30, 2026, 4:19 PM

RRStor File System Issue Resolved

Hi all, Regarding this recent post, the issue that developed on our main file system server in RRStor has been resolved. We are working with our support vendor to understand the details, and an...

Posted: September 30, 2026, 10:18 AM

RRStor File System Slow

Users may see slow logins and extended workflow runtimes

Hi all, We are currently seeing problems with our main file system server in RRStor. The issue started around 0915ET this morning and is currently resulting in slow file system accesses across...

Posted: September 30, 2026, 9:37 AM

6 Things to Check Before You Share a Table with Students

Good structure makes information easier to navigate.

Imagine you’ve created a table showing your weekly course schedule: dates in the first column, readings in the second, and assignments in the third. It looks organized and easy to scan. But a...

Posted: September 29, 2026, 2:02 PM

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