As of July 21, 2023, Sophos is no longer supported and is discontinued at Berkeley Lab. If you don’t have CrowdStrike installed, the Lab’s new antivirus software, your system is no longer fully protected, and you might encounter Sophos error messages (see examples below). Fix the errors and … [Read more...] about Upgrade to CrowdStrike to Resolve Sophos Errors
Berkeley Lab IT News Archive
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ScienceIT Updates, July 2023
ScienceIT Updates July 2023 By Wei Feinstein, Karen Fernsler, Jordan Jung About the Lawrencium Supercomputer Lawrencium is a shared computational Linux cluster with over 1,300 compute nodes (~ 30,000 computational cores) that is made available to all Berkeley Lab researchers and … [Read more...] about ScienceIT Updates, July 2023
Adopt CrowdStrike by July 21
The IT Division encourages Berkeley Lab staff to adopt CrowdStrike before the deadline of July 21, 2023. Sophos has been discontinued and CrowdStrike is the Lab’s new antivirus software. Keep your Lab devices secure and ensure protection from the latest cyber attacks … [Read more...] about Adopt CrowdStrike by July 21
DOE Omni Interns Join IT
The DOE Omni Technology Alliance Internship Program provides paid summer internships across the DOE complex for talented undergraduate and graduate students studying cybersecurity, information technology, and related fields. This year, Omni student interns Jeaneille Amoako, Kendra Harris, and Robin … [Read more...] about DOE Omni Interns Join IT
Zoom Release Notes, June 2023
Zoom has become an essential part of collaboration and connectivity at Berkeley Lab. The IT Division Audio Visual group (AV) understands the value of keeping staff informed about the continuous evolution of video conferencing software and technology. Beginning in June 2023, release notes for the … [Read more...] about Zoom Release Notes, June 2023
AWS Organization Migration Project 2023
On January 1, 2023, Berkeley Lab started working under a new DOE-wide AWS contract which secured many significant improvements to our cloud program as compared to the previous contract in terms of both pricing and features, including a 19% discount off all AWS services, waiver of all data egress … [Read more...] about AWS Organization Migration Project 2023
Video Replay: HPC Workshop, June 21
The IT Division Scientific Computing Group (ScienceIT) held a high-performance computing (HPC) virtual training session on June 21, 2023. HPC workshops are a great opportunity for new and prospective users to learn more about IT research computing services. Note: A Berkeley Lab account … [Read more...] about Video Replay: HPC Workshop, June 21
Bobby Zavieh, IT Workstation Support Lead, Retires
Bobby (Babak) Zavieh, IT Workstation Support Lead, officially retires on June 26, 2023, after 20 years at Berkeley Lab. Well-known for supporting the Lab community with computer workstation requests (and woes), Bobby is described by his colleagues as friendly, funny, highly knowledgeable, and … [Read more...] about Bobby Zavieh, IT Workstation Support Lead, Retires
In Memoriam: John William Stoner
John William Stoner, retired Berkeley Lab Archivist and Librarian at Berkeley Lab, passed away unexpectedly on June 8, 2023. John was born in Santa Barbara, California on April 20, 1950. He attended Santa Barbara High School where he was an ROTC member and in 1970 received an Associate in Arts … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: John William Stoner
Video Replay: Hybrid Events Training
The IT Division Audio Visual group (AV) hosted a hybrid events training workshop on June 13, 2023. This training was developed to help Lab staff successfully plan, schedule, manage and execute an efficient hybrid event using Zoom Room technology. Over 90 staff members joined the workshop with … [Read more...] about Video Replay: Hybrid Events Training
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