Category: News

On the 9th of May, the Office of Information Technology hosted the graduation of the spring cohort of Microsoft Ambassadors Program. The event, which took place at the TechKNOWledgy bar inside the Student Union building, was put together to recognize the student ambassadors who had successfully completed the program and officially close out the spring […]

A few weeks ago, the Office of Information Technology at UT Dallas (represented by Shivani Narian and Karthik Polam) attended Alliance 2022 event which was held at the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. The event was organized by The Higher Education User Group; the leading global user-community in higher education.   The Higher Education User Group (HEUG) provides a platform for diverse institutions to come […]

On the 9th of May, the spring 2022 cohort of the Microsoft Ambassador Program will be graduating. The Ambassadors have spent weeks bolstering their knowledge of Microsoft office programs and their applications and are now set to flex their newly acquired skills. According to one Ambassador;    “I learned about various features present in the Microsoft products which […]

The vision for the TechKnowledgy Bar was conceived in 2019 by the Office of Information Technology to be a space located in the Student Union for UT Dallas students, faculty, and staff to learn about technology at UT Dallas, including getting a first-hand look at new projects and initiatives from OIT and our partners. Knowledgeable […]

Technology is constantly evolving, and we want to do our best to keep you up-to-date and informed about the latest in workflow, productivity, and communication tools. The purpose of our forum is to engage and inform the University community about technology at UT Dallas. Our goal is to foster a spirit of teamwork and collaboration among […]

Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC), the world’s leading conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals, returned “live” to San Diego in 2022 after a going virtual due to COVID-19. This premiere industry event hosted approximately 8,000 participants and 430 exhibiting companies. The conference, trade show, and OFC Live programming produced high quality interaction […]

Thanks to Dell Technologies for partnering with us! The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has installed Alienware gaming equipment at the Techknowledgy bar. Alienware products have a unique out-of-this-world design- a standout choice for gaming, with the horsepower and performance you need for glitch-free gameplay. Through the latest in Dell technology, the equipment highlights on performance, strength, and speed […]

The Office of Information Technology will be migrating the Atlas service, currently on the Cherwell platform, to TeamDynamix management system on December 10, 2021 beginning at 11:00 pm. With this IT Service Management tool, multiple university departments will be able to manage service requests, incidents, and inquiries from their customers, with the benefit of enhanced collaboration between […]

The Office of Information Technology is excited to announce a new way to contact the OIT Help Desk: Apple Messages! The service started with a soft launch earlier this semester and is now available to all students, faculty and staff for IT support needs. Apple Messages is an extension of OIT’s popular live chat service, […]

Microsoft has announced that as a multi-year effort, Microsoft Stream will be moving from a standalone product to a part of OneDrive and SharePoint. Simply put, Microsoft Stream is being phased out.  Although this change will be gradual and the current version of Stream will remain available for the near future, the first phase of this change […]