On Friday, July 19, 2019, Executive Director Tim Brown presented on ransomware prevention for the Florida Local Government Information Systems Association (FLGISA). View his presentation here.
Sunday, April 12th
Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) would like to inform you of upcoming Mainframe maintenance:Service(s): Mainframe ServicesMaintenance Start Time: Sunday, April 12 6:00pm (EDT)Maintenance End Time: Monday, April 13 8:00am (EDT)Service Availability: No downtime or performance impact is expected.Details: This is maintenance of the Db2 DSN (Production) subsystem. We do not expect this maintenance will affect any of your applications. Questions?We're here to help. If you experience issues after this change has implemented or have any questions, please contact the NWRDC Mainframe Team at (850)645-3500 or NWR-Mainframe@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Monday, April 13th
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.
Wednesday, April 15th
Regular monthly meeting of the NWRDC Management Committee. If you are interested in joining this meeting, please contact Kate Wasson at kate_wasson@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Monday, April 20th
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.
Tuesday, April 21st
Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) will perform its annual Disaster Recovery Exercise April 21 through April 23, 2020.Service(s): Mainframe Disaster Recovery Services TestingRecovery Start Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 0800 (EDT)Customer Testing Start Time: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 0800 (EDT)Recovery End Time: Thursday, April 23, 2020 0800 (EDT) Details: April 21 is reserved for NWRDC staff to restore and configure the Disaster Recovery environment. Customer testing begins Wednesday April 22 at 0800 EDT and concludes at 0800 EDT on Thursday April 23.Please let NWRDC know if you are planning to participate in the annual Mainframe Disaster Recovery exercise via email addressed to Mainframe-DR-Support@nwrdc.fsu.edu. Staff can provide you with specific connection requirements and additional testing details. · Questions?We are here to help. If you experience issues after the maintenance has concluded or have any questions, please contact the NWRDC Operations Team at (850) 645-3500, it_support@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Friday, April 24th
Regular meeting of the NWRDC Policy Board. If you are interested in joining this meeting, please contact Kate Wasson at kate_wasson@nwrdc.fsu.edu
Monday, April 27th
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.
Monday, May 4th
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.