At the end of May 2024, the Executive Board of KIT decided to provide all KIT employees with the cloud-based software platform Microsoft 365 (M365). The associated goal is to achieve a balanced use of the software in terms of maximum possible functionality on the one hand and data protection precautions and information security on the other. The Digital Office and the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) are commissioned to take care of the implementation and the further necessary steps in accordance with the roadmap for the extended use of M365 at KIT.
At the end of May 2024, the Executive Board of KIT decided to provide all KIT employees with the cloud-based software platform Microsoft 365 (M365). The associated goal is a balanced use of the software in terms of maximum possible functionality on the one hand and data protection precautions and information security on the other.
To this end, the SCC has developed a roadmap for the extended use of M365. We are gradually providing the following functionalities, among others:
- Guest access to M365 services for collaboration with external parties
- M365 access accounts for all employees
- OneDrive and SharePoint-Online as online storage services
- Intune for managing apps and settings on mobile devices
- Hybrid provision of Microsoft Exchange for groupware functionalities, such as calendar use in MS Teams
The roadmap, aspects of security and data protection and the next steps were presented and discussed at the meeting of IT appointees in May 2024.