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Brief PeopleSoft/CX Outage Possible This Weekend During Overnight Maintenance
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - 11:21amPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) may be unavailable briefly during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Jan. 26, at 7 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.
January 2024 Microsoft Security Update
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 1:25pmTimely updates and reboots are essential to maintain the security and integrity of the University’s network. Please take note of the following updates and guidelines in three areas related to cybersecurity:
1. Install New Microsoft Patches and Reboot
Today Microsoft released monthly security updates that affect a wide range of products. It is crucial to promptly identify and install these updates to protect your systems from vulnerabilities. Please adhere to the following installation timelines:
Student Information System Unavailable This Weekend During Maintenance
Monday, January 13, 2025 - 11:00amPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight from Saturday, Jan. 18, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Jan. 19, at 7 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.
Student Information System Unavailable This Weekend During Maintenance
Monday, December 16, 2024 - 8:38amPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight from Saturday, Dec. 21, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Dec. 22, at 7 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.
December 2024 Microsoft Security Update
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 3:12pmTimely updates and reboots are essential to maintain the security and integrity of the University’s network. Please take note of the following updates and guidelines in three areas related to cybersecurity:
Install New Microsoft Patches and Reboot
Today Microsoft released their December security updates that affect a wide range of products. It is crucial to promptly identify and install these updates to protect your systems from vulnerabilities. Please adhere to the following installation timelines:
Student Information System Undergoing Maintenance This Weekend
Monday, November 18, 2024 - 9:58amPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight from Saturday, Nov. 23, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Nov. 24, at 8 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.
November 2024 Microsoft Security Update
Monday, November 11, 2024 - 12:45pmMicrosoft Corporation has announced security updates for November that affect a broad range of Microsoft products. Microsoft Corporation typically announces security updates on the second Tuesday of each month.
Pitt Information Technology recommends that users immediately identify and install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature on their computers as soon as possible within the following guidelines:
Student Information System Unavailable This Weekend During Maintenance
Friday, November 8, 2024 - 1:50pmPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight from Saturday, Nov. 16, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Nov. 17, at 7 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.
Access to University Resources From macOS X 12 Ends Nov. 30
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 8:11amEffective Saturday, Nov. 30, devices running macOS 12 (Monterey) will no longer be able to access University resources through PittNet VPN (Pulse Secure) or Global Protect VPN.
Student Information System Unavailable This Weekend During Maintenance
Monday, October 14, 2024 - 10:18amPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight from Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Oct. 20, at 7 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.
TeamDynamix Unavailable Overnight Oct. 18-19 During Maintenance
Friday, October 11, 2024 - 12:35pmTeamDynamix, which includes Pitt Information Technology’s Services Portal and Knowledge Base at services.pitt.edu, as well as the TDAdmin, TDNext and TDClient services will unavailable from midnight to 4 a.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 19, while the vendor (TeamDynamix) performs a system upgrade.
October 2024 Microsoft Security Update
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 2:10pmMicrosoft Corporation has announced security updates for October that affect a broad range of Microsoft products. Microsoft Corporation typically announces security updates on the second Tuesday of each month.
Pitt Information Technology recommends that users immediately identify and install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature on their computers as soon as possible within the following guidelines:
Enhance Digital Accessibility with Fusion Software for Windows
Friday, September 27, 2024 - 11:56amPitt Information Technology, the Office for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion and the University Center for Teaching and Learning are pleased to announce that
Unlock AI-Powered Efficiency: Microsoft Copilot Available for Purchase
Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 8:43amCopilot for Microsoft 365 is now available for purchase by University departments as an add-on to Microsoft 365.
Upgrades Coming to Faculty Information System in October
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 11:37amPitt Information Technology, in partnership with Health Sciences, Swanson School of Engineering, the University Library System, the Health Sciences Library System, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the vendor Symplectic will be upgrading the current Faculty Information System to a more modern, cloud-based version of Symplectic Elements.
September 2024 Microsoft Security Update; Accelerated Development Patch Schedule
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - 3:58pmMicrosoft Corporation has announced security updates for September that affect a broad range of Microsoft products. Microsoft Corporation typically announces security updates on the second Tuesday of each month.
Updates for Pitt IT-Managed Servers
Brief PeopleSoft/CX Outage This Weekend During Overnight Maintenance
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - 10:35amPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) may be unavailable briefly during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight Saturday, Aug. 17, at 11 p.m. until Sunday, Aug. 18, at 7 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.
August 2024 Microsoft Security Update
Monday, August 12, 2024 - 2:16pmMicrosoft Corporation has announced security updates for August that affect a broad range of Microsoft products. Microsoft Corporation typically announces security updates on the second Tuesday of each month.
Pitt Information Technology recommends that users immediately identify and install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature on their computers as soon as possible within the following guidelines:
Student Information System Undergoing Maintenance This Weekend
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 10:12amPeopleSoft and PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience (CX) will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance to the Student Information System taking place overnight from Saturday, August 10 at 11 p.m. until Sunday, August 11 at 7 a.m. The maintenance will be performed by the vendor, Sierra-Cedar.