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DoIT Project Report, FY2024 Q3 & Q4

Read about the latest accomplishments and projects!

We are excited to share our latest project report, which covers key projects completed from January through August 2024. This bi-annual report provides an overview of the progress made across...

Posted: September 19, 2024, 11:03 AM

Important Notice: Google Quotas Established

Unlimited Storage is Going Away

The UMBC Division of Information Technology team is taking key steps to continue providing secure accounts and workspaces and ensure your information is protected. Several cloud service providers...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 9:34 AM

DoIT Receives NSF Grant for Campus Cyber Infrastructure

System supports research in analyzing polar ice caps & more!

Broadening UMBCs Data Storage footprint to Advance Scientific Research and Discovery Purpose: The Retriever Research Storage System, R-RSTOR, will enable UMBC researchers to address important...

Posted: September 12, 2024, 2:22 PM

Upgrades to Residence Hall Wireless

Faster Wi-Fi and 2,500+ access points

The Residential Life office (RL) and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) have partnered to implement a brand-new wireless system for on-campus residents.  Providing technology...

Posted: September 11, 2024, 11:35 AM

Campus Phone Upgrades

All departmental phones have been converted!

The Division of Information Technology is excited to announce that it has completed the migration of all main campus phones to our new phone system. Beginning in 2020, the project was accelerated...

Posted: September 9, 2024, 3:43 PM

Upgrades to Residence Hall Wireless

New Wireless Access Points this Summer!

In partnership with the Office of Residential Life, DoIT will implement a completely new wireless system throughout all residential dorms and apartment complexes this Summer.   Over the past...

Posted: June 17, 2024, 9:40 AM

Successful Peoplesoft Campus Solutions Migration to AWS

Thanks to all involved in DoIT and functional units!

Our PeopleSoft Campus Solutions environment was migrated to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the cloud over the weekend of June 7th. This migration also involved moving the Peoplesoft Gateway services...

Posted: June 12, 2024, 12:29 PM

Why & How Getting Help is Changing @ UMBC

DoIT launched a new Help site, help.umbc.edu, the week after spring break. After sharing it with different stakeholders on campus and getting some feedback, we wanted to provide more context about...

Posted: April 24, 2024, 1:00 PM

Introducing a New help.umbc.edu Page

Take a look at this new self-service portal!

We're thrilled to unveil the brand new help.umbc.edu page, designed to assist our campus community better than ever before. Over the past several months, our team within DoIT has been diligently...

Posted: March 25, 2024, 10:34 AM

Additional Email Phishing Protections Added Ahead of Break

We have noticed a large uptick in phishing emails over the last few weeks, and this trend is being reflected nationally throughout higher education. It is also expected that these emails will...

Posted: December 21, 2023, 8:17 PM