Technology News and Updates - Technology Services

By the Numbers: Tech Services Start-of-Semester Metrics Fall 2023

Posted on September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

Technology Services provides a number of essential campus services to support the university’s mission. These metrics showcase the impact some of the services the organization provides.

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Shawn Flaningam Behind the Screens: Campus Wi-Fi from 2010 to today

Posted on September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

There are only a few things Shawn Flaningam has never experienced, and being a NASCAR firefighter is not one of them. Neither is having a day job as a Technology Services Wi-Fi Network Engineer.

Collaboration Proved “Mission Critical” in the Skype-to-Teams Migration

Posted on September 18, 2023September 20, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

With the help of around 350 people in different groups across campus, over 21,000 university accounts were transitioned from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams as a result of the Skype-to-Teams Transition project this summer.

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Julian Chin Behind the Screens: Tech Services Data Detective

Posted on August 28, 2023September 6, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

Julian Chin If Julian Chin could share a meal with anyone—fictional or not—she would eat with the elderly (fictional) sleuth Miss Jane Marple. The hero of Agatha Christie’s widely-beloved crime novels, Miss Marple is an elegant, wise, and humorous woman who uses her keen observation skills and inductive reasoning abilities to solve crimes. Growing up […]

Tech Points Answers Your Start-of-the-Semester Tech or Software Questions

Posted on August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

Visit Tech Points with any Tech or software questions you have. Tech Points is held August 21-23 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM at Main Library, Illini Union, and CIF.