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Documentum services, including D2, Webtop, and Records, will be unavailable on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. due to scheduled system maintenance.

This work is necessary to ensure the continued performance and reliability of IT resources across the organization.

Who is affected

Anyone who uses a D2 space or accesses documents through the Documentum platform will be unable to upload or retrieve files.

What to do

If you have work that requires access to Documentum, please plan accordingly.

Classified as: scheduled maintenance; IT systems unavailable/issues; IT Alerts
Published on: 28 Jul 2025

Starting July 29th, 2025 , you will receive an award when you complete the “It Takes All of Us” course” in myCourses.

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Classified as: IT Announcements; myCourses updates
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Published on: 23 Jul 2025

Wireless maintenance will take place fromThursday, July 24 at 8 p.m., to Friday, July 25 at 8 a.m.This update includes important bug and security fixes to ensure network stability.

The following access will be affected:

Classified as: IT Alerts, IT Announcements, staff, faculty
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Published on: 22 Jul 2025

You can quickly report a suspicious email using the Report Junk or Report Phishing buttons available in Microsoft Outlook, whether you’re using the desktop app, mobile app, or Outlook on the web.

Classified as: Cybersecurity, Data Privacy
Published on: 16 Jul 2025

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IT Services strives to create seamless and engaging digital experiences for the McGill community. We implement solutions, upgrades, and security enhancements that enable productivity, efficiency, and continued success for our staff and students.

Classified as: IT Services
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Published on: 2 Jun 2025

This message is published on behalf of Paul Chamberland, Chief Information Officer & Associate Vice-Principal IT Services. / Ce message publié au nom de Paul Chamberland, Dirigeant Principal de l’Information & Vice-recteur associé, Service des TI.

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Dear members of the McGill community,

Classified as: IT Alerts, DeepSeek, Data security, IT Announcements
Published on: 14 Apr 2025

Attackers, scammers, marketers: these days they’re all taking advantage of AI to generate polished, typo-free content. Figuring out if an email is legitimate has definitely become more challenging. But when you access your McGill email through Microsoft Outlook, you benefit from several extra features that help protect you from phishing.

Keep an eye out for: phishing safety tips

Classified as: phishing, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, Cybersecurity
Published on: 24 Jan 2025

Microsoft Copilot is a generative AI tool that can help you write texts, generate images, translate texts into other languages, and much more.Learn how to access this powerful tool and use its main features with our self-paced introductory online module on myCourses. Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, as well as a discussion of ethical AI practices, you’ll be well-equipped to use Copilot productively and responsibly.

Classified as: Microsoft Copilot, IT Announcements, IT Announcement
Published on: 14 Jan 2025

IT Services recently migrated many Webex softphone users to Teams Phone.

As a result, users may have received a message from Microsoft stating their license will be deactivated soon. (See screenshot above.) It is a legitimate message from Microsoft.

All McGill faculty and staff are assigned Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to applications such as Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and Excel. As part of the recent migration, IT Services changed the type of Microsoft 365 license assigned to some users.

Classified as: read.ai, IT Announcements, IT Announcement
Published on: 13 Dec 2024

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We have received reports of a Read.AI bot attending or attempting to attend online meetings organized by McGill faculty and staff. The bot uses generative AI to create a text summarizing a meeting’s discussions and decisions; it then shares a link to that document with all participants.

Ƭ֦Ƶ must vet all IT solutions to ensure they safeguard data privacy and security. Read.AI has not been approved for teaching, research, or administrative activities at the University.

Classified as: read.ai, IT Announcements, IT Announcement
Published on: 10 Dec 2024

The Classroom A/V Instructions application is moving to the Browse Classrooms widget on the on December 13th, 2024.

Classroom audiovisual information will now be available on a platform the community is familiar with. You’ll also be accessing it more securely with single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA).

Classified as: audiovisual, Classroom Audiovisual Support, Audiovisual Support, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, myCourses
Published on: 6 Dec 2024

As of January 31, 2025, McGill IT Services has decommissioned the McGill Staff Directory. This initiative aims to streamline processes, improve security against phishing attacks, and replace outdated technology.

Classified as: staff directory, staff, IT Announcements, IT Alerts, workday
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Published on: 4 Dec 2024

We are excited to announce that we've enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) onfor a seamless and secure login experience.

Action required: Please log out of your Mural account and log back in using SSO. This will ensure uninterrupted access and a smoother process for future logins.

Classified as: Mural
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Published on: 27 Nov 2024

Important update for Microsoft Teams users! Starting November 27, 2024, all newly created Microsoft Teams groups were set to Private by default. If you attempt to create a new team, the Public option will be unavailable (greyed out), as shown below:

Greyed out MS Teams public option

Classified as: IT Alerts, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, collaboration, *Communication & Collaboration Tools
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Published on: 14 Nov 2024

Exciting news for Office 365 users! Microsoft Forms is now seamlessly integrated with PowerPoint, allowing you to incorporate live polls, quizzes or surveys directly into your slides. This powerful, easy-to-use feature is free and perfect for gathering real-time feedback and boosting engagement in any setting, from lectures to group projects!

Make your presentations dynamic, collaborative and impactful! With MS Forms, it’s easy to bring your audience into the experience, enabling instant engagement and interaction. Get started today and take your presentations to the next level!

Classified as: IT Alerts, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, collaboration, *Communication & Collaboration Tools
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Published on: 14 Nov 2024

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