Some customers may notice a new Gator Safe shortcut appearing on their desktop in the coming days. This shortcut is being deployed automatically to UF-managed Windows and macOS devices as part of a university-wide initiative. Windows and Apple devices may… Read More
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Action Required: Review Infrequently Used UF-Owned Computers
UF Information Technology (UFIT) is implementing changes designed to improve the security and management of the University’s computing environment. As part of this effort, inactive and outdated directory records for computers and other devices will be removed on an ongoing… Read More
Temporary Impact to Engineering IT Support Availability
Engineering IT is currently participating in a university‑wide IT initiative focused on improving how staff computers are managed and secured. If you’ve heard that the university is implementing Microsoft InTune, that is what we are now involved in. As part… Read More
Jabber Is Being Retired on January 30, 2026
UPDATE: Due to concerns about staffing during the holiday period, UFIT has changed the date of the end of life of the Jabber service. It will now be turned off on January 30th, 2026 instead of December 19, 2025. UFIT… Read More
Default Sharing Options for Dropbox and Google Drive to be Updated
UF Information Technology is implementing new measures to the default sharing settings across UF’s collaboration platforms to improve the security of shared files and links. In order to allow more time to adjust previously existing links, the previously announced changes… Read More