Posted: Tue 16 Oct 2018, 12:41pm.
Systems / Services Affected: You might find that your desktop computer has been running slowly this afternoon, or that some applications are freezing. However, computers will resume working normally after a short time.
Date / time: 16 October 2018, 12:15
Reason for downtime: We are currently investigating the cause of this issue and we’ll resolve it as quickly as possible. We’re sorry for any impact this might have on your ability to work.
We are aware that logging out and logging back in doesn’t help with this issue, so please don’t try this as a way to speed up your computer’s performance.
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We have resolved the issue with slow desktop performance this afternoon. Computers across the campus are now working normally. We apologise for this service interruption and we are continuing to work on a resolution for the core issue.