1. ComArtSci Technology Update
Fall 2017 Changes
and
Spring 2018 Preview

2. The State of ComArtSci Technology
The ComArtSci Technology Office is devoted to providing the best experience possible for all faculty and staff. To that end...
Our Office has handled 1335 incident tickets in the last year
This does NOT include phone calls, s, walk-ins, or special projects
An average of 111 per month
On average incident tickets are completed within 1.5 business days of being submitted

3. Technology Improvements
Over the summer the following changes were made to give everyone a better experience at CAS
Upgrades to Rooms 148 and 154
Upgrades to the 2nd floor labs 
Updates to the technology in the Deeb conference room Fi

4. Spartan 365
The Spartan 365 suite includes a number of applications that promote easier collaboration and better usability, including...
Mail
Calendar
Contact us for migrations and training opportunities 
SharePoint
Contact us for training opportunities

5. Spartan OneDrive All faculty and staff have 5TB of space
Spartan OneDrive is both HIPPA and FERPA compliant
(Google Drive is not)
Spartan OneDrive is available for everyone right now

6. Spartan 365 Demo You can login to your Spartan 365 account at spartan365.msu.edu.

7. Fall changes to watch for
Workstations will be switched to CampusAD for authentication
One login for everything
Allows for the rollout of new services

8. New Client Services
Newly deployed macs will have access to a self service portal
One button installs of common applications
MacOS updates without CAS IT login
Improvements to security and stability
Actively investigating similar service options for windows users

9. Spring 2018 improvements
We are working on expanding our service catalog to help researchers with their technology needs
Virtual machines
Both on premise and through Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure
Colocation services
Both in MSU's New Datacenter and ComArtSci 
Data storage
New network share options

10. Policy Changes
In order to provide new services many of our technology policies have had to be re-created and updated to align with MSU’s technology policies
Details of those policies can be found at

11. October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Safeguard your devices
Make sure your computer, programs and anti-virus are up-to-date
Be aware of phishing
Pay attention to the sender and wary of links within s
Protect your passwords
Consider using a password manager application
Turn on two-factor authentication

12. Resources Longer Cyber Security Video: https://youtu.be/F78UdORll-Q
Policy Changes:
Spartan 365:
Cloud Services:
MSU IT Strategy:
Cyber Security Resources:

13. Questions