Computing & Information Technology (C&IT)

[Announced on Computing & Information Technology's Website – June 4, 2008]

Blackboard unavailable Sunday morning, 6/8/08, for database upgrade

Summary The Blackboard Academic Suite at Wayne State University will be unavailable from 12:00 a.m. (midnight) until 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 8.

Staff in Computing & Information Technology (C&IT) will be upgrading the Oracle database software during this time to guarantee continued data security.
Affected Services Blackboard courses and course materials, organizations, e-Portfolios, and files stored in the Content Collection.
Duration The database upgrade will take place between 12 a.m. (midnight) and 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 8.

Please note that work on this database upgrade is starting two hours BEFORE C&IT’s weekly system maintenance period from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. every Sunday morning.
For More Information If you have any questions or need assistance with Blackboard, please contact the C&IT Help Desk at (313) 577-4778 or helpdesk@wayne.edu.

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