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

Wed, 12/24 - Thurs, 1/1: Limited Support During Winter Curtailment

Research IT will be participating in a winter curtailment and holiday closure program Wed, 12/24 through Thurs, 1/1, 2026). During this time, Research IT will be operational with limited staffing available for user support. Please expect delays with our response during this period. We expect to return to regular staffing and response times starting Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026.

12/22 - 1/9: No office hours during Winter Break

Research IT office hours will be closed between 12/22 - 1/9 and resume the week of 1/12/2026. Please reach out to us via e-mail for assistance in the meantime at research-it-consulting@lists.berkeley.edu

Wed, 11/26 - Thurs, 11/27: No office hours during Thanksgiving Break

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be holding office hours on Wed, 11/26 or Thurs, 11/27. Thursday and Friday are university holidays so we will be limited in our responses until we resume service on Monday, 12/1. Please contact us by e-mail in the meantime.

Mon, 10/27: Scratch File System Back Online

We have restored the scratch file system, and it is online now. However, this issue might occur again, so we will continue to work with our vendor, DDN, and the datacenter team to find a permanent solution. We appreciate your patience.

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News Articles

Introduction to High Performance + Remote Computing

February 3, 2022

Not sure what HPC stands for and why you might use large-scale computing? Running jobs on your laptop overnight? Unclear what “remote” means when it comes to working with data? This session will provide an overview of remote and high-performance computing terminology, architecture, and...Read more about Introduction to High Performance + Remote Computing

UC Berkeley Cloud Meetup 031: COVID-19 research using data science & Azure

January 27, 2022

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Using data science and the cloud to better understand coronaviruses and COVID-19

This month's meetup showcases two UC Berkeley research groups’ use of Azure cloud services to meet research challenges of their award as part of the C3.ai Digital...Read more about UC Berkeley Cloud Meetup 031: COVID-19 research using data science & Azure

Love Data Week 2022

January 14, 2022

Once again, UC Libraries are collaborating on a UC-wide Love Data Week series of talks, presentations, and workshops during February 14-18, 2022. With over 30 presentations and workshops, there’s plenty to choose from...Read more about Love Data Week 2022