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Please note that all maintenance will be performed on the regularly scheduled maintenance dates whenever possible; however, these dates may be subject to change.

2026 Dates

General Maintenance

Systems supported by ITS may be unavailable due to routine maintenance beginning at approximately 9:00 p.m. on the Thursdays listed below. Systems may continue to be unavailable until 1:00 a.m. Friday morning.

  • January 22, 2026
  • February 19, 2026
  • March 19, 2026 (during Spring Break)
  • April 23, 2026
  • May 21, 2026
  • June 18, 2026
  • July 23, 2026
  • August 20, 2026 (during Welcome Week)
  • September 17, 2026
  • October 22, 2026
  • November 19, 2026
  • December 17, 2026

Database Maintenance

Additional database maintenance will be from 6 to 9 a.m. on the Sundays below. The following services will be unavailable: Banner Admin pages, Self Service, ODBC, eTranscripts, and Online Balloting. ProcessMaker will be available in a limited capacity. Please plan accordingly for your ProcessMaker and Banner projects. Please contact Tyler Spoon at tyler.spoon@drake.edu for questions or concerns.

  • March 22, 2026 (during Spring Break)
  • June 28, 2026
  • September 20, 2026
  • December 20, 2026 (after finals)

Maintenance Freeze Periods

Minimal changes will be allowed to production systems during the following times:

  • January 20-30, 2026: start of spring semester
  • April 6-22, 2026: spring registration
  • May 11-17, 2026: spring finals and commencement weekend
  • June 3-4, 7-8, 12-13, 21-22, 25-26, 2026: new student orientation
  • August 17-28, 2026: start of fall semester
  • November 2-18, 2026: fall registration (expected)
  • December 7-11, 2026: fall finals

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