Environment
U-M BlueJeans
Issue
BlueJeans is Retired as of May 1, 2021
There is no longer a campus agreement. BlueJeans should not be used for sensitive data. If departments purchase services on their own, it's considered a personally provisioned service, because there is no campus-signed agreement.
NOTE: BlueJeans was retired in Canvas on Jan 12, 2021.
Resolution
All faculty, students, and staff should use Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams for all videoconference meetings.
Note: after May 1, 2021 you can still attend BlueJeans meetings as a participant, you do not need an account.
Additional Information
U-M Retired BlueJeans in 2021
The university retired BlueJeans effective May 1, 2021. This date coincided with the end of winter term and the BlueJeans contract period.
Why did this happen?
In spring 2020, ITS deployed Zoom videoconferencing to campus, and later added large event support, captioning, and PHI-compliant Zoom for Health. The adoption of Zoom grew exponentially, while the use of BlueJeans fell significantly. Additionally, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams are available as part of the U-M academic collaboration suite at no additional cost and can be used as a secondary option. Based on that trend and out of consideration for financial austerity measures, ITS decided to retire BlueJeans.
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