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On February 19, 2024 storage caps were placed on Box and Microsoft 365 cloud storage services. This reflects similar limits added to Cornell Google Workspace accounts in 2022.
Individual Cloud Storage
We encourage you to practice good data management and remove files you no longer need.
In late February a new Secure Connect passkey service will be offered to Cornell faculty and staff. Here are two reasons to enroll.
Three university-wide task forces, formed in 2023, recently released their findings and recommendations surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools at Cornell. You can find the following reports for review:
In late February a new Secure Connect passkey service will be offered to Cornell faculty and staff. Secure Connect reduces or eliminates the need to use a NetID, password, and two-step authentication (Duo) to access Cornell services that use CUWebLogin.
As a result of pricing changes from vendors who supply Cornell with cloud document and file storage services, Cornell added storage quotas to Microsoft SharePoint sites in 2024. The maximum storage quota for SharePoint is 50 GB.
Check Your Current Storage
Starting in February 2024, most Microsoft…
As a result of pricing changes from vendors who supply Cornell with cloud document and file storage services, Cornell added storage quotas to Microsoft Teams accounts in 2024. The maximum storage quota for a Teams group is 50 GB.
Check Your Current Storage
Starting in February 2024, most…
Review the Content
Check that the articles in the Teams Current Content planner match those in the monthly Box Note.
Who Can Manage Users
Active Directory assignments will take care of most needs for IT@Cornell roles, but occasionally individuals may need more than the basics. Currently only Laurie and Beth can make these changes to user roles on IT@Cornell.
Elevate a Role
In certain cases, an individual…
Main Navigation
The main navigation menu appears at the top of the page to the right of the IT@Cornell logo. (There are several menus on the site so take caution to be sure you are editing the correct menu.)
Approving content changes is not yet an intuitive process. These steps will likely evolve as we work with customers to update material.
Site-Wide Security Alert
Activating An Alert
An alert that is seen on ALL pages of the site at the very top. Attention grabbing and should be used sparingly for real alerts to avoid fatigue.
Content Types
Event -- CIT events with a title, date, location and event information. Events can be manually created but will also automatically be created from Localist on a regular basis.
KB Article -- Knowledge Base Articles contain information about products and how to use them…
Create a News Article
Remember that Drupal does not auto-save your draft. Save often!
Under the Drupal Content menu, select Add Content, then News. A new page will open to add content.
Give the news article a title.
Service and Non-Service Landing Pages
Before you create a landing page, identify if the page needs to be listed as a service or not. A "service" describes something that is officially supported by CIT, which can be hardware, software, or other services (for example Custom Development).…
Do not set up Secure Connect on a device that you share with others -- for example, a family computer or tablet.
General Guidelines
Online file services are not approved for high-risk data
Collaborating Within the Cornell Community
At Cornell, there are two instances of Teams. One includes Ithaca and Cornell Tech, and the other includes Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar.
When working with people in the same instance as you, you have a choice of using a…
You can now get to your Cornell Microsoft online files more quickly at microsoft365.cornell.edu. This new shortcut takes you directly to Microsoft Home, which provides ready access to documents you've saved online or that have been shared to you through Teams or other Microsoft services. It…
“Whaling” is a sophisticated form of phishing that targets an organization's top leaders. It uses clever social engineering and generative artificial intelligence to look like it’s from people you know and trust -- the president, provost, vice provosts, vice presidents, or deans.
Cornell's leaders…
If you'd like to broaden your use of Microsoft Teams beyond Cornell, individuals who are outside the university can be added as external guests to a team. Doing so lets you to coordinate, communicate, and plan with colleagues at other universities, vendors, contractors, and other outside…