Identified - We are continuing to work with suppliers and hope to have a fix implemented in the new year.
Dec 17, 2025 - 14:56 GMT
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue and are working with our suppliers to identify a cause.
Nov 28, 2025 - 10:15 GMT
Investigating - We're experiencing performance issue with Listen Again and Panopto.

Our teams are working to restore normal performance and we'll post another update as soon as we know more.

We're sorry for the disruption.

Nov 24, 2025 - 14:15 GMT
Update - We are continuing to investigate the recent performance degradation affecting iTrent, People Manager, and Essex Hours. While some users have reported an improvement, this is not yet the case for all users.

We apologise for the ongoing inconvenience and assure you that we are working to resolve the issue as quickly as practicably possible. Thank you for your continued patience.

Dec 17, 2025 - 13:55 GMT
Investigating - We're experiencing performance issue with iTrent, People Manager and Essex Hours

Our teams are working to identify the cause and resolve the issues being experienced as soon as practically possible.

We're sorry for the disruption.

Dec 09, 2025 - 16:55 GMT

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Business applications Degraded Performance
HR Organiser Operational
Unit 4 Operational
ESIS Operational
CRM Operational
SharePoint Operational
Tableau Operational
People Manager Degraded Performance
File storage Operational
Box Operational
OneDrive Operational
Home Directory (M: Drive) Operational
Shared drives Operational
Internet, network and VPN Operational
Network Operational
Wifi Operational
VPN Operational
Learning tools Degraded Performance
FASER Operational
Moodle Operational
Listen Again Degraded Performance
Software Hub Operational
Timetables Operational
LEAP Operational
Pocket Essex Operational
Email Operational
Printing Operational
Staff computers Operational
Study spaces Operational
Teams Operational
Telephones Operational
University website Operational
Support Portal Operational
Zoom Operational
Other services Operational
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Jan 3, 2026

No incidents reported today.

Jan 2, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 1, 2026

No incidents reported.

Dec 31, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 30, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 29, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 28, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 27, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 26, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 25, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 24, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 23, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 22, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 21, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Dec 21, 09:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Dec 20, 21:00 GMT
Scheduled - Library login will be unavailable from 9.00pm Saturday 20 December 2025 until 9.00am Sunday 21 December 2025 while essential maintenance is carried out by our service provider.

Many eResources may still be available during this time, please see the Library web pages for advice on how to use library resources during this maintenance period.

We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Dec 17, 15:26 GMT
Dec 20, 2025