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Use your Lab phone number on a computer and smartphone
The Avaya Workplace soft phone app uses your Lab phone number on a smartphone or computer. The app complements your smartphone, giving you more flexibility and functionality in controlling your personal and work calls. There is no additional cost for existing Lab phone numbers. Read more »
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Jimmy Mai and Mentoring@LBNL Team Receive 2023 Director’s IDEA Award
The Director’s Awards program recognizes the significant achievements of Berkeley Lab individuals and teams in support of the Lab’s mission and strategic goals. All 2023 Director’s Award laureates will be announced soon with more details to follow. Read more »
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IT Training, September to October 2023
IT offers technical training courses to Berkeley Lab employees in partnership with UC Berkeley. Upcoming courses include data analysis with Excel and R, fundamental and intermediate Python programming, an intro to Bash + Git, and more. Read more »
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Google Workspace Updates, August 2023
Check out new and upcoming productivity features for Google Workspace apps, including easier dropdown lists in Sheets, a shortcut to headings in Docs, and updates to Slides, Gmail, and Apps Script. Read more »
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Zoom Release Notes, August 2023
Zoom provides up-to-date release notes for new features and enhancements. This month, the IT Division Audio Visual group (AV) is highlighting tools to help staff troubleshoot connectivity issues for Zoom meetings and manage Zoom cloud recordings. Read more »
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Expanding Storage Services for Research Data
Next-generation research at the Lab is expected to generate many petabytes of data per year. The success of these big data projects demands a high-performance data pipeline. To address this critical need, ScienceIT offers the Science Project Storage Service (SPSS v2), a performant, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective storage solution. Read more »
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Video Replay: Data Science for Postdocs Workshop
Watch a recording of the data science workshop, “Exploratory Data Analysis for Timeseries Data,” held on August 2 with Tim Fong, ScienceIT consultant, and the Career Pathways Office. Read more »
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Discover, Collaborate, Excel: Complete Your Berkeley Lab Profile
Lab staff profiles aggregate data from multiple systems to build a comprehensive picture of our organization. Creating a complete and engaging profile helps you present a professional and strategic Lab presence. Make it a priority to complete your profile and build enriching connections around the world. Read more »
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Zoom Cloud Recording Policy
The Zoom cloud recording feature allows hosts to record to Zoom’s cloud server. The lbl.gov Zoom account has a storage limit that is shared across the organization. Cloud recordings will be deleted automatically after 30 days to ensure that the feature remains available to everyone. Read more »
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Google Workspace Updates, June-July 2023
Read a summary of selected updates to Google Workspace apps, including new collaboration, formatting, and accessibility features for Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Sites, and Chat. Read more »
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IT Training, August 2023
IT offers technical training courses to Berkeley Lab employees in partnership with UC Berkeley. Upcoming courses include the fundamentals of Python and data science workshops using R and Stata. Click on the course titles to learn more, then register through the Berkeley Lab portal. Read more »
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Data Science for Postdocs, August 2
Lab Postdocs are invited to join Tim Fong, ScienceIT consultant, on August 2 from 1 to 2 p.m. for a chat about data science services and a demo of solutions using Python and Jupyter Notebook. The class is aimed toward teaching scientists with no prior coding experience. Registration is required. Read more »
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Upgrade to CrowdStrike to Resolve Sophos Errors
As of July 21, Sophos is no longer supported 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. Fix the errors and ensure work devices remain protected by upgrading to CrowdStrike today. Read more »
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