Year: 2025

Upcoming Summer IT Work – Server Migration Project

This summer, the IT Department at NIS will complete critical final work on our new server project. Below is a detailed schedule of tasks and impacted systems:

  • June 28: Initial preparation work (no expected disruptions).
  • June 29 – July 2: Optical fiber lines will be cut and reconnected, and firewall configurations will be updated. This may cause temporary disruptions to internet and IPBX telephone systems.
    • No phone on campus
    • No Internet Access on campus
  • June 30: Migration of network switches to the new Cisco Core will affect both internal and external networks, including printing services, finance systems, internet access, and telephones.
    • No access at school.
    • All cloud-based services will be accessible at home
      • Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint etc…)
      • Faria Systems (OpenApply, ManageBac, SchoolsBuddy)
      • Veracross
    • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
      • Times HR
      • Financial Server
      • Large File Storage
  • July 1 – 4: Data from the NAS server and part of the Hyper-V virtual machines will be migrated. Some file storage systems may be briefly unavailable.
    • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
      • Times HR
      • Financial Server
      • Large File Storage
  • July 5 – 6: Final equipment checks and full system testing. No impact is expected during this phase.

If you have any questions about this timeline, please coordinate with our Network Engineer & Systems Security Administrator, York Zha.

Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to enhance our infrastructure and ensure a smooth experience for the upcoming school year.

The NIS IT Team!

2025 End of Year Staff Party Sign Up

The sign-up form of 2025 End of Year Staff Party is now available in the staff room. Please register by Friday, June 6, 2025, to confirm your attendance.

Date & Time: 4pm, Thursday, June 12, 2025 / Venue: NIS PAC

We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone – see you there!

Upcoming Summer IT Work – Server Migration Project

This summer, the IT Department at NIS will complete critical final work on our new server project. Below is a detailed schedule of tasks and impacted systems:

  • June 28: Initial preparation work (no expected disruptions).
  • June 29 – July 2: Optical fiber lines will be cut and reconnected, and firewall configurations will be updated. This may cause temporary disruptions to internet and IPBX telephone systems.
    • No phone on campus
    • No Internet Access on campus
  • June 30: Migration of network switches to the new Cisco Core will affect both internal and external networks, including printing services, finance systems, internet access, and telephones.
    • No access at school.
    • All cloud-based services will be accessible at home
      • Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint etc…)
      • Faria Systems (OpenApply, ManageBac, SchoolsBuddy)
      • Veracross
    • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
      • Times HR
      • Financial Server
      • Large File Storage
  • July 1 – 4: Data from the NAS server and part of the Hyper-V virtual machines will be migrated. Some file storage systems may be briefly unavailable.
    • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
      • Times HR
      • Financial Server
      • Large File Storage
  • July 5 – 6: Final equipment checks and full system testing. No impact is expected during this phase.

If you have any questions about this timeline, please coordinate with our Network Engineer & Systems Security Administrator, York Zha.

Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to enhance our infrastructure and ensure a smooth experience for the upcoming school year.

The NIS IT Team!

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Auditions …

Please sign up with Ms Philip or Mr Brown if you are interested in joining next years production

Huge thanks

JB & I would like to thank everyone for the help and support for making Thursday night’s production such a success. It truly takes a village, and ours is a wonderful one! From helping students learn their music to giving up tons of classtime to keeping students’ energy level high (but not too high), you all rock. Know that we appreciate you and it couldn’t have happened without you!

Upcoming Summer IT Work – Server Migration Project

This summer, the IT Department at NIS will complete critical final work on our new server project. Below is a detailed schedule of tasks and impacted systems:

  • June 28: Initial preparation work (no expected disruptions).
  • June 29 – July 2: Optical fiber lines will be cut and reconnected, and firewall configurations will be updated. This may cause temporary disruptions to internet and IPBX telephone systems.
    • No phone on campus
    • No Internet Access on campus
  • June 30: Migration of network switches to the new Cisco Core will affect both internal and external networks, including printing services, finance systems, internet access, and telephones.
    • No access at school.
    • All cloud-based services will be accessible at home
      • Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint etc…)
      • Faria Systems (OpenApply, ManageBac, SchoolsBuddy)
      • Veracross
    • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
      • Times HR
      • Financial Server
      • Large File Storage
  • July 1 – 4: Data from the NAS server and part of the Hyper-V virtual machines will be migrated. Some file storage systems may be briefly unavailable.
    • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
      • Times HR
      • Financial Server
      • Large File Storage
  • July 5 – 6: Final equipment checks and full system testing. No impact is expected during this phase.

If you have any questions about this timeline, please coordinate with our Network Engineer & Systems Security Administrator, York Zha.

Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to enhance our infrastructure and ensure a smooth experience for the upcoming school year.

The NIS IT Team!