All UFV faculty and staff email will be transferred to a cloud server called Exchange Online, throughout October. The current email system is aging and must be replaced to maintain service and functionality.
ITS has a team dedicated to migrating your email from storage at UFV to the cloud. A schedule of the migration is available here.
With the move, your email username is changing to your to be your email address. Your password will remain the same, unless you elect to change it.
Current username — Ad-ufv\doej
New Exchange Online username — jane.doe@ufv.ca <>
The migration to Exchange Online will be deployed remotely. There is no specific action required on your part. You may be prompted to restart your Outlook or enter your password. Please remember that your username is changing with this migration.
Benefits:
On a desktop computer or mobile device, Exchange Online will provide a very similar email experience to your current Outlook experience, and will provide many benefits including:
• Improved data and email protection — Exchange Online has increased data loss prevention capabilities and additional defenses against email threats
• Accessible email from anywhere — Exchange Online will improve performance across your work computer, personal computer, mobile device or tablet
• Modern webmail experience — Exchange Online webmail will have a modernized look, consistent with well-known mail applications.
Still need more info?
Please direct any questions to exchangeonline@ufv.ca
The migration to Exchange Online is expected to have minimal impacts on your day-to-day operations; however, Microsoft Exchange email is an enterprise system that interacts with many systems and applications. If you experience problems after migration with your email or an application that uses email, please contact the IT Service Desk:
Direct: 604-864-4610
Toll-free: 1-888-504-7441 local 4610
itservicedesk@ufv.ca
https://itservicedesk.ufv.ca
https://ufv.ca/ocio/project-updates/o365-exchange-online-email/
For more information, contact Exchange Online at exchangeonline@ufv.ca
11/04/2020