The Server "Crocus" will be restarted between 6pm and 6:30pm on Thursday 15 July to enable IT Services to complete upgrade work. Crocus is a complex server which is responsible for delivering a wide range of services, including many departmental specific applications and web sites.
See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/newsandevents/notices/crocus_15-07-2010

In order to complete an upgrade, there is a requirement to re-start this server. Crocus is a complex server which  is responsible for delivering a wide range of services, including many departmental specific applications and web sites. While the re-start is taking place, the following will be unavailable:

• Home directories (File store) – home directories on Crocus will be unavailable
• Unix Email - email will not be affected unless people have scripts which run from their home directories on Crocus to pre-process their mail. Under these circumstance mail will not be lost but may be delayed. 
• Web sites – sites hosted by Crocus will be unavailable during this time
• MySQL databases (using v 3.23.41 and v 4.0.20)

If you have any questions, or concerns about the timing of this work, please contact customerservice at warwick dot ac dot uk

We have to perform some maintenance on the Sitebuilder servers ahead of the planned shutdown of the ITS Datacentre early in August.

As part of this activity, we will be making Sitebuilder/www2.warwick.ac.uk read-only for approximately 30 minutes next Tuesday, the 6th of July, from 9:15 to 9:45am.

During this period, viewing pages on the website should work as normal. However, editing pages (including uploading files, editing properties, etc), submitting forms, or commenting on pages will not be possible.

If this will cause you any inconvenience, please contact webteam@warwick.ac.uk and we’ll do what we can to help.

IT Services have developed some improvements for People Search, which have gone live today, Tuesday 22 June 2010. These include the ability to add a location and links to your profile.
See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/newsandevents/intnews2/people_search_updates

On Sunday the 30 May between 10:00 and 11:00, we will be undertaking maintenance on a database server that supports a number of web applications. Between these times the following applications will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes each. No downtime is expected beyond 11:00.

• Warwick Forums
• Files.Warwick
• Warwick Blogs
• Start.Warwick
• Warwick I.M.

If this will cause you any inconvenience, please contact elab@warwick.ac.uk  and we'll do what we can to help.

On Sunday the 30 May between 10:00 and 11:00, we will be undertaking maintenance on a database server that supports a number of web applications. Between these times the following applications will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes each. No downtime is expected beyond 11:00.

• Warwick Forums
• Files.Warwick
• Warwick Blogs
• Start.Warwick
• Warwick I.M.

If this will cause you any inconvenience, please contact elab@warwick.ac.uk  and we'll do what we can to help.

We are running focus groups with students in the first few weeks of term.  In order to get a better understanding of resources students use on the web.

The focus groups will take one hour and students will be rewarded with a £5 food and drink voucher. Places still available over the next few weeks.

Apply here http://go.warwick.ac.uk/webfocusgroup

The IT Services Training Team have a limited number of registrations that are now being offered, free of charge, to University staff on a first come first served basis. Please note that if you register for the qualification you will be required to take the test before the 30th June 2010.

e-Citizen is a fun and simple way for people to learn how to use the Internet and email.  It features simulated websites so that people can familiarize themselves with how a website operates, whilst also learning how to use the Internet safely and securely. 

More information on e-Citizen

Between 11:00 and 15:00 on Saturday 12 September, Sitebuilder and related applications (Formsbuilder, Forums, Blogs and Files.Warwick) will be unavailable or have reduced functionality while maintenance work is carried out.

More information on SiteBuilder unavailability

Between 11:00 and 15:00 on Saturday 12 September, Sitebuilder and related applications (Formsbuilder, Forums, Blogs and Files.Warwick) will be unavailable or have reduced functionality while maintenance work is carried out.

More information on web application unavailability