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LabTech 2023 – Recordings, Quick Survey, and Thanks!

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Thank you for participating in LabTech 2023! We hope you had a great experience. This year marked the IT Division’s ninth annual Berkeley Lab technology event overall and our first production onsite since the virtual edition in 2020. We successfully hosted 30 hybrid speaker and demo sessions … [Read more...] about LabTech 2023 – Recordings, Quick Survey, and Thanks!

End of Support for Outdated Operating Systems

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This is a reminder for Berkeley Lab users regarding end of support for the following operating systems: Outdated operating systems increase the security risk for the Lab and must be upgraded or replaced. Systems deemed as security risks may be blocked with no prior warning from accessing the … [Read more...] about End of Support for Outdated Operating Systems

Google Workspace Updates, October 2023

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Contents: Calendar | Drive | Sheets | Summary Learn about a handful of new productivity features in Google Workspace apps, including improvements to Calendar, Drive, and Sheets. Lab staff can generally expect to see upcoming features become available in the weeks ahead. Jump to the summary to … [Read more...] about Google Workspace Updates, October 2023

Gary Jung Recognized with 2023 Director’s Lifetime Achievement Award

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Congratulations to Gary Jung, ScienceIT Department Head, and recipient of the 2023 Director’s Lifetime Achievement Award for "bringing extraordinary leadership, vision, and commitment to LBNL’s scientific computing capabilities." For 44 years, Gary has devoted his professional life at Berkeley … [Read more...] about Gary Jung Recognized with 2023 Director’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Richard Gregory Recognized with 2023 Director’s Award for Organizational Impact

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Congratulations to Richard Gregory, Telephone Services Center (TSC) Lead, and recipient of the 2023 Director’s Award for Organizational Impact. Richard was selected for this award due to "saving the Laboratories millions of dollars through brilliant and tenacious negotiations." Richard states … [Read more...] about Richard Gregory Recognized with 2023 Director’s Award for Organizational Impact

Changes to Institutional Service Email Addresses

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In the coming weeks, emails from ServiceNow, Taleo, and LabAlert will start arriving From addresses in an lbl.gov subdomain, e.g., @service-now.lbl.gov, @hsc.lbl.gov, and @labalert.lbl.gov, instead of @lbl.gov senders. This is an official change to better secure Berkeley Lab communications. New … [Read more...] about Changes to Institutional Service Email Addresses

Special Cyber Announcement: Update Web Browsers

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By Arica Chhay, Jay Krous Web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are essential for everyday work, research, and personal activities. The ubiquitous reliance on web browsers to access online resources makes them an attractive target for cyber criminals. Outdated browsers expose … [Read more...] about Special Cyber Announcement: Update Web Browsers

Windows Passwords – Active Directory (AD) vs Local User Account

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What are AD and Local User Accounts? How do we update or reset AD or Local User account passwords? Can I make the AD, LDAP, and Local User account passwords the same? Need a reminder for AD vs LDAP account passwords? See The Difference Between AD and LDAP Passwords … [Read more...] about Windows Passwords – Active Directory (AD) vs Local User Account

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