Research IT
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Status and Service Updates
Savio downtime rescheduled: 4/4 - 4/5
The Savio cluster downtime is rescheduled to start at 8:00 AM Tuesday, April 4th for system upgrade. The upgrade work will include Slurm, master node, MyBRC portal and the storage. The downtime is estimated to last for two days. We plan to bring the cluster back to service by 5PM Wednesday the 5th once the work is complete.
Savio login issues: Mon, 3/13
Savio users may still experience login failures, which is related to the maintenance work being performed last week. The IDM team who is providing the authentication service is conducting an investigation. We will keep you posted on any progress being made. Thank you for your patience.
Savio downtime postponed: Thurs, 3/9
The scheduled downtime is temporarily postponed. We will make an announcement once a future downtime is confirmed.
News Articles
UCB Cloud Meetup 040: Ethnic Studies Changemaker Project Augmented Reality
Thursday, 2/23
1-2pm PST via Zoom
Description: This month features augmented reality and podcasting in the cloud, with the Ethnic Studies Changemaker project, presented by Dr. Pablo Gonzalez, a lecturer in the Ethnic Studies department at Berkeley along with four
...Read more about UCB Cloud Meetup 040: Ethnic Studies Changemaker Project Augmented RealityAssociate Director Chris Hoffman’s Move to UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and His Contributions to Research IT
As Research IT’s Associate Director Chris Hoffman moves into a new role in UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, we would like to thank him for his incredible efforts and contributions over the years. He began working part-time to manage museum collections for UC Berkeley’s data...Read more about Associate Director Chris Hoffman’s Move to UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and His Contributions to Research IT
Cloud Meetup: Optimizing Qualitative Research in Public Health
Thursday, 1/26
1-2pm via Zoom
Presenter: Wan Nurul Naszeerah, Domain Consultant at Research IT & Doctor of Public Health Student at UC Berkeley
Description: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud platform which offers over 200 fully featured services.
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