VMWare IT-Academy Program Shutting Down

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WHAT’S HAPPENING?
VMWare has chosen to discontinue the bulk academic licensing program that they offer via itacademy.brightspace.com

WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?
TSO will no longer be able to issue VMWare licenses starting August 31st, 2024.

WHO IS AFFECTED?
Users requesting VMWare licenses through the College of Computing will no longer be able to do so.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
Students should work with the Faculty and TAs for your course to investigate the best options available. 

TechWorks & TimeOut to be Accessed via Campus Network & VPN

Submitted by admin on

Starting August 8th, TimeOut and TechWorks will only be accessible from campus networks (LAWN and wired) and VPN (dept.vpn or anyc.vpn).

Georgia Tech’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) is reducing the risk of exposure for web-based services as part of its incident remediation plan and ongoing efforts to prevent future cyber attacks. Access to commonly used web applications such as TechWorks and TimeOut will become limited to Georgia Tech campus networks and VPN (virtual private network) starting August 8th, 2019.