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Status and Service Updates

Savio Scratch file system is back! Sat. 11/16

Our admin team has worked tirelessly to restore the Savio cluster's scratch system. The cluster functionality is now back to normal, and we are thankful for your patience and support throughout the process. We also appreciate users' continuing efforts to clean up and move their (un-needed) files out of scratch. As a part of best practices, we urge users to keep backing up their files from scratch to permanent storage discs and avoid storing massive numbers of tiny files in scratch for long periods.

Savio Scratch Update: Fri, 11/15

We are planning another emergency downtime for Savio. DDN is recommending we take the filesystem out of commission to power cycle some components as well as replace another cable.

Savio Scratch Update: Fri, 11/8

Savio scratch is available again but users may experience slower performance than usual. We are planning additional hardware replacements that we hope will restore it fully soon.

Scratch filesystem is down Tues, 11/5

The Scratch filesystem is down as one of the pools has lost three disks. We have opened a ticket with DDN and are working through the issues. We are aiming for resolution tomorrow afternoon.

No office hours during Thanksgiving Break: Wed, 11/27 - Thurs, 11/28

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be holding office hours on Wed, 11/27 or Thurs, 11/28. Thursday and Friday are university holidays so we will be limited in our responses until we resume service on Monday, 12/2. Please contact us by e-mail in the meantime.

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Introduction to High Performance + Remote Computing

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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

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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