To ensure the resilience and continuity of our essential university operations, Information Technology Services is conducting a Planned Disaster Recovery (DR) Failover Exercise on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

This exercise is a critical step in validating our ability to operate following a catastrophic IT event that would take out all of our IT services for a significant period of time, including campus access to the Internet.

Planning for the Failover Event

To effectively prepare for your unit to test your business continuity plan, we encourage at least one representative from your team to join us for one of the planning workshops listed below. This session will outline expectations, review the status of services at the DR site, and help you finalize your testing procedure. Sessions can be attended in person or via Zoom. No registration is required.

• November 18 from 2pm-2:30pm in UHB 2003
• December 3 from 2pm-2:30pm in UHB 2001
• December 9 from 10am-10:30am in UHB 2009

Alternatively, you can schedule a customized session for your unit. Please reach out to Kara McElwrath at kmcel2@uis.edu to schedule a session for your unit if you would prefer.