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
Savio Downtime: 8AM Fri, 7/4 - 5PM Mon, 7/7
We are planning a downtime to conduct storage-related work on DDN and VAST, which is critical for the HPC services. The downtime will start at 8AM on Friday, 7/4. We plan to work over the weekend, anticipating a return to service by 5PM on Monday, 7/7. During the downtime, you will have no access to the Savio cluster or be able to run jobs. A Slurm reservation is in place, so please make sure that you complete your jobs within the proper walltime; otherwise, your jobs will wait in the queues until the downtime is over.
No office hours Thursday, June 19
Research IT will not be hosting office hours on Thursday, June 19 as it is a university holiday.
No office hours during finals: 5/12-5/16
Research IT will not be holding our regular office hours during the week of Spring Break, 5/12 - 5/16. Please get in touch with us at research-it@berkeley.edu for any help in the meantime.
News Articles
Building Better Research Together: Inside UC Berkeley’s Research IT Collaboration Toolkit
At a university as expansive and interdisciplinary as UC Berkeley, research collaboration can be both an incredible opportunity and a significant challenge. From mismatched file storage systems to unspoken cultural norms, research teams often find themselves reinventing the wheel...Read more about Building Better Research Together: Inside UC Berkeley’s Research IT Collaboration Toolkit
Transforming Research Data Practices: Machine-Actionable Data Management Plans
As research becomes increasingly data-driven, the challenge of managing data efficiently and transparently is more pressing than ever. At UC Berkeley, a new campus pilot project is exploring the use of machine-actionable data management plans — a next-generation approach to data...Read more about Transforming Research Data Practices: Machine-Actionable Data Management Plans
Visual Studio (VS) Code on Savio
Thursday, May 8, 3:40-5pm
Hybrid: in-person in Dwinelle 128 and via Zoom
Registration required...Read more about Visual Studio (VS) Code on Savio