Issue
Blackboard has a scheduled infrastructure maintenance for the University of Alabama’s Blackboard site. UA’s Blackboard site will be unavailable to all users for approximately 2 hours.
Blackboard is modernizing the infrastructure that supports Blackboard LMS to improve security, reliability, and long‑term scalability. The upgraded infrastructure is designed to standardize environments globally, meet higher security requirements, and improve operational consistency.
Start date/time: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM Central
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Support
If you have any questions regarding this maintenance window, please contact the Center for Instructional Technology for more information.