Zoom recently released an updated version of their desktop applications that not only refreshes the look and feel but changes the name altogether! The Zoom desktop app is now known as Zoom Workplace. Here’s some info on what we know about this change so far. Continue reading The Zoom App is Now Zoom Workplace
Microsoft’s new Copilot AI assistant, formerly known as Bing Chat, has been getting a lot of buzz lately! Along with all of the other AI innovations in the news recently, Microsoft AI is geared towards being an easily available companion when browsing the Internet, working with documents, and for generic requests.
Starting to work with an AI chatbot can be overwhelming, but Continue reading Curious About Copilot? Check out these LinkedIn Learning Courses!
Happy New Year!
You can now request services and support for IT and several other departments through STABLE. When you log in to smu.edu/stable, you’ll notice several new forms and options.
Continue reading IT Services and Support Now Available Through STABLE
The 2023 Progress Report for the Office of Information Technology is now available. To view the report, please visit
s3.smu.edu/oit/pr2023/
or click the link below.
A PDF version is available on our website at
www.smu.edu/OIT/StayInformed.
With special reporting from Brad Floyd and Tabitha Motley.
The Rainbird Irrigation System on campus – operated by longtime SMU employee and current Southern Botanical employee Brian Martin – has a weather station that provides weather data to control irrigation schedules across The Hilltop. The weather station was originally installed at Ford Stadium, but due to the construction of the new Weber End Zone, OIT Infrastructure Engineer Scott Rice had the station temporarily moved to an area just outside of the northwest corner of the Tennis Complex. Its final (and current) location is in an open area just to the South of the Fondren Science Building. This is where it caught the attention of Chris Hayward and Cathy Chickering from the SMU Earth Sciences Department. Continue reading Campus Irrigation System Doubles as Research Data Source
