Update to VPN authentication starting May 29 May 22, 2024 HMS IT will be updating the VPN authentication page on May 29 to include the Harvard Medical School federated sign on dialog.
Network outage in some HMS buildings on June 1 May 10, 2024 HMS IT will perform a network upgrade on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM affecting some HMS buildings
Video calls from Cisco touch screens unavailable on April 12, 7–11 PM April 8, 2024 Video calls from Cisco touch screens unavailable on April 12, 7–11 PM
Accessibility in Canvas workshops: Spring 2024 and beyond April 2, 2024 Hands-on workshops for content creators
Improved email notifications for IT support starting April 8 April 2, 2024 Improving the clarity and consistency of our communications
HMS IT leadership transition March 21, 2024 Deborah Corwin Scott to retire from Harvard Medical School on June 30
HMS Confluence retired as of February 13, 2024 February 7, 2024 In response to the vendor's discontinuation of support, HMS Confluence will no longer be available after February 13, 2024.
New VPN client for HMS community February 2, 2024 HMS IT updated to a new VPN client on February 1, 2024. Learn more about the branding changes.
Video quality degraded in HMS conference rooms January 26, 2024 Intermittent video issues with on-campus conference space meetings
Enhanced support and organizational changes at HMS IT January 17, 2024 Enhancements in our support structure and organizational changes.
New O2 scratch filesystem /n/scratch replaces /n/scratch3 January 9, 2024 New O2 scratch filesystem replaces /n/scratch3
Harvard Phone upgrade completed January 8, 2024 December 19, 2023 Harvard University IT will be upgrading the Harvard Phone service January 5 to January 8, 2024.