Microsoft has announced that Skype (Consumer) will be retired in May 2025. This change will not impact any University of Iowa users, as we use Skype for Business, not Skype (Consumer). Skype for Business, the UI telephony service, will continue to operate as usual.

Official Microsoft Announcement: The Next Chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams

ITFNA1 and LCNA1 will be upgraded to OnTap 9.15.1P7. No interruptions are expected.

ITFNA1 hosts UDSS, CLAS, ADSS, HOME and VM loads.

Email SMTP routing via email.uiowa.edu will be modified to route through Microsoft 365/Exchange Online to leverage its DKIM signing capabilities for improved security and deliverability. No changes are required for customers using email.uiowa.edu authenticated SMTP.

Network Engineering Services will be upgrading the campus wired infrastructure. During this upgrade wired and wireless connectivity will be down.

Linux software mirrors will be down for maintenance during this period.

Top Hat has scheduled maintenance on the first Sunday of every month, from 4:00 AM CT to 7:00 AM CT.

During the maintenance window, Top Hat will be unavailable and visitors to app.tophat.com will see a maintenance page.

SiteNow's hosting provider will be performing maintenance. Some applications may experience a temporary interruption of service.

Routine maintenance on the ICON Direct Order Tool will be taking place during this window. Minor page errors or long loading times may occur but should not be persistent. Status updates here.

SiteNow's hosting provider will be performing maintenance. Some applications may experience a temporary interruption of service.