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.

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News Articles

Introduction to containers on Savio: creating reproducible, scalable, & portable workflows

April 21, 2021

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 8:40am to 10:00am
via Zoom (we will send the Zoom info after you register)

This training will introduce you to the key concepts and tools for using containers, in particular Docker and Singularity containers. Containers make it easy to install software, move...Read more about Introduction to containers on Savio: creating reproducible, scalable, & portable workflows

Meet Heather Amato, Research IT Domain Consultant!

April 18, 2021

This article was co-authored with Tiffany Vo.

We are delighted that Heather Amato joined our Research IT consulting team in April 2020!

Prior to joining us at UC Berkeley, Heather achieved a Masters in Public Health at Emory University

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Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference - March 2021

March 7, 2021

Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 4:00pm to Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 4:00pm
Online
Women in Data Science (WiDS) at UC Berkeley
Date: March 8 - 12, 2021
Registration and schedule: WiDS Berkeley: Women in...Read more about Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference - March 2021