Good afternoon!
You may have seen the recent Buzz In announcement
that we’re migrating Panopto (lecture capture) from on premise to the
cloud. The reason we’re doing this is threefold:
· Panopto Support can provide 24/7/365 support.
· There is unlimited storage.
· The cost is lower.
What will this mean for you?
· All the videos will migrate forward. You will not lose any archival content.
· Your campus login will remain the same.
· We will no longer need to prune videos to save storage space.
· The
system reliability will improve tremendously. Formerly when we ran out
of space the entire system locked up. That will no longer be a concern.
· We’ll always be on the latest and greatest version of Panopto.
· Note: This does not affect the Community Counseling version of Panopto which will remain on-campus due to HIPAA.
Does anything change?
· The only thing that will change is the URL. Until now you’ve accessed the Panopto server using https://vulcan.emporia.edu/ either directly or through Canvas. That URL will change to https://emporia.hosted.panopto.com
· With
the change in URL comes a change in the Recorder address. We’ll update
the Recorders in the Learning Spaces, but if you have a Recorder at home
or your office you will need to make this URL change yourself.
What about Canvas integration with Panopto?
· Nothing will change regarding this integration or how you add videos to courses.
Timeline:
· This
Thursday noon (7/14) through Friday noon (7/15) you will not be able to
upload new Panopto content while the migration is underway. However,
current content will still be viewable. You can also create content and
save it offline.
· On Friday morning we’ll update the Canvas/Panopto integrator.
· On Friday afternoon, Panopto Engineers will redirect https://vulcan.emporia.edu/ to https://emporia.hosted.panopto.com
· Starting ASAP after that cutover, the Learning Spaces Techs will begin the process of changing the URLs on the Recorders.
· Note: You will not see video content on the new system until the database migration is complete.
If something should change with regard to this proposed schedule I’ll let you know ASAP. Let me know if you have any questions!
Rob
