UBIT TOP PROJECTS

Project Description

As a sub-project of the Microsoft 365 project, UBIT will, by 2025:

  • Migrate UB faculty, staff, retirees and alumni to UBmail (Exchange Online)
  • Put incoming UB faculty and new students in UBmail (Exchange Online)

UB’s Transition to Microsoft 365: Email and Storage

This project will unite the UB community on the same, modern email system: Exchange Online.

UBIT staff migrations began Fall 2020. UB faculty and staff will be migrated through the spring 2021 semester, and new employees will automatically be placed in UBmail (Exchange Online) beginning mid-February.

Beginning mid-February 2021 all incoming student mailboxes will be created in Exchange Online instead of Google.

UB student preparing classwork.

UB student preparing classwork.

Project Fast Facts

Start:
November 2020

Projected End Date:

2025

Project Manager:
Chris Candlena

Network Partner:
Microsoft

Migration Schedule

Last updated January 13, 2023

UBmail Migration Timeline
Group Start Finish Status
Migrate UBIT Staff November 2020
December 2020 Completed
Migrate Departmental IT Staff January 2021 January 2021 Completed
Migrate UB Faculty and Staff February 2021 December 2021 Completed
Add New UB Students -
Summer 2021, Fall 2021 and beyond
February 2021 N/A
Completed
Add New UB Faculty and Staff February 2021 N/A
Completed
Migrate UB Retirees October 2021
November 2021 Completed
Migrate Faculty/Staff from Google to Exchange May 2024 July 2024 In Progress
Migrate UB Alumni:     In Progress

• Google Drive Storage Retired

December 2022 February 2023 Completed

• Migrate UBmail

January 2023 December 2024 In Progress
Migrate UB students who were enrolled before summer 2021
January 2025
May 2025