The list of machines that are in the Office 2016 deployment collection for tonight can be found here (May 9 sheet): Office 2016 Device Upgrade List – By Date

Message was the same as the first notification (http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/cnnews/2016/05/03/notification-first-office-2016-upgrade-group-sent/), just updated the dates.

The following information related to the Office 2016 upgrades was sent out today via email to the first group of Office 2010 users, who will be getting upgraded on May 9. It provides some initial information for the upgrades so I am posting it here as well as a project update.

If you are receiving this message you recently logged into a computer within your department that has Office 2010 installed and can expect that machine to be upgraded overnight starting the evening of May 9. We will be sending out a reminder email to this same list of individuals on the morning on May 9.

Below is a quick list of what you need to do or know before you leave work on May 9:

• Please leave the computer turned on and be sure to log off (if you leave your machine locked, the upgrade will not begin until you log in to it on the morning of May 10)
• If you have your device off campus on the night of May 9, the upgrade will begin the next time to connect to the OSU network
• The Office 2016 installation will NOT remove your Office 2010 desktop and taskbar shortcuts, so please replace them with Office 2016 shortcuts prior to launching any applications
• You can contact the CN call center at 7-8787 (Option 2) to assist you with this if necessary

Note: If you are using Office 2010 via Parallels or VMWare on an Apple device, please adhere to the same preparation steps listed above for the Windows virtual machine

We are also including a Microsoft TechNet link listing what was deprecated or changed in Office 2013, which are the majority of the changes you will see using Office 2016:

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954.aspx

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Todd Soli, the project lead: todd.soli@oregonstate.edu.

The following information related to the Office 2016 upgrades was sent out today to all CN customers via email. It provides some initial timeline information for the upgrades so I am posting it here as well as a project update.

Information Services completed their testing of Office 2016 for Windows and, starting May 9, we’ll begin upgrading supported computers. The upgrades will be completed in waves. The first wave will be comprised of computers currently running Office 2010, with groups running Office 2013 beginning several weeks later.

Process overview:

1. A targeted notification will be sent out early next week, informing the first group to expect the upgrade on May 9, and providing additional details.
2. Another targeted notification will be sent out late next week, informing the second group to expect the upgrade on May 12, and providing additional details.
3. A reminder message will be sent to each group the day of their upgrade.
4. The upgrades will be completed overnight and Office 2016 will be available the next morning.
5. This process will be repeated each week until the upgrades from Office 2010 are completed.

While waiting for your upgrade, you can learn about the new features and get some basic training on Office 2016: http://oregonstate.edu/helpdocs/osu-applications/offered-apps/office-365/training

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Todd Soli, the project lead: todd.soli@oregonstate.edu.

The BitLocker/Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring documentation is ready for production. Encryption and decryption instructions should be followed for all BitLocker implementations starting today. It was decided additional training was not required so I am providing links to the documentation for you to review. The following information can be found in the following location:

SharePoint
BitLocker Training Lesson Plan
BitLocker/MBAM Policy FAQ
BitLocker/MBAM Client Event Log Entries

Template Hub General tab
– ‘BitLocker Drive Encryption’ and ‘BitLocker Drive Decryption’

Template Hub Base tab
– ‘BitLocker Drive Recovery’

Software Center
– Microsoft BitLocker Administration 2.5 SP1 client install package

**Additional information regarding media encryption is forthcoming and a notification will be sent out when it has been added to the lesson plan.