Update on Agency Transition to Google Mail

The Internal Technology Department would like to thank everyone for their patience as we move into the final stages of converting the Agency’s email from Keriomail to Google Mail (Gmail). Here is some updated information, as well as answers to some commonly asked questions about the conversion. 

• There are many great training resources available on the Email Migration tab on the Employee Dashboard. The Agency will be scheduling additional trainings related to the use of Gmail, and dates/times/locations will be announced when they are set. 
• There are approximately 50 full-time staff members who do not have Gmail accounts yet. We hope to have those all set up prior to this Friday’s All-Staff meeting. 
• There are about 200 staff members who have filed Keriomail that has not yet been migrated to Gmail. We anticipate having those migrations completed by mid-October. 
• The Agency has approximately 200 people who are temporary or part-time employees, including those who teach professional development courses. Once our full-time staff is fully migrated, we will start on the migration of the temporary employee accounts. We estimate their migration will be completed by Thanksgiving. 
• Remember that you can still access your Keriomail account, even if you have been migrated, and you can send emails from that account. For those who have been converted, any email sent to your old account will be forwarded to your Gmail account. We anticipate keeping our Keriomail server running until at least July 1, 2014. 
• If you have a large distribution list (50 people or more) in Keriomail that you’d like converted to your Gmail account, please contact Tim Weets, Network Specialist, at tweets@heartlandaea.org. 

Again, thanks for your patience as the Agency finishes up this major migration.