Research IT

provides research data and computing technologies, consulting, and community for the UC Berkeley campus. Our goal is to advance research through IT innovation.

Status and Service Updates

Tues, 6/16/2026: Savio System Status

✅ Compute
⚠️  Storage
✅ Login nodes

OST:20 is at 95% disk usage and OST:15, OST:17, and OST:18 are at 93% disk usage. We are continuing to work on this issue and will share updates on our progress.

Mon, 6/15/2026: Savio4_htc nodes are back online

Savio4_htc nodes are now back online and available for use. The network connectivity issue affecting these nodes has been resolved, and the reservations on them have been lifted. Thank you for your patience while we completed this work.

Mon, 6/15/2026: Savio System Status

⚠️ Compute
⚠️  Storage
✅ Login nodes

62.83% of compute nodes are available. (Savio4_htc nodes are not yet back online and availble to users). OST:20 is at 95% disk usage, OST:15 is at 92% disk usage , OST:17 and OST:18 are at 93% disk usage. We are continuing to work on this issue and will share updates on our progress.

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Rick Jaffe Honored with Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

June 3, 2026

We are thrilled to announce that Rick Jaffe, Research Data Consultant and CollectionSpace Service Lead within Research IT, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award (COSA). This prestigious honor is among the highest forms of recognition...Read more about Rick Jaffe Honored with Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

Spring 2026 Newsletter

May 15, 2026

Welcome to the Spring 2026 special edition Research IT newsletter. We have been hard at work monitoring the health and upgrade of our systems in order to minimize interruption to the important research happening on our campus. Read more about these efforts below.

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Research IT is Hiring Graduate Student Domain Consultants

April 9, 2026

Research IT is hiring for multiple graduate student Domain Consultant positions. These are flexible, 10% to 25% (4-10 hours/week) remote appointments. We are seeking diverse and curious candidates from across scholarly disciplines who are enthusiastic about supporting campus researchers by...Read more about Research IT is Hiring Graduate Student Domain Consultants