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To our campus community,

As we begin the academic year, we want to provide you with an update on our network and Wi-Fi. We are thrilled that, as of July 1, we are now fully funded to continue this critical work. However, we are playing catch-up after years of underfunding. While the work to fully optimize our network will take time, we want to make the return to campus as smooth as possible. To help in this effort, we have increased our support for the fall.

If you have network or Wi-Fi issues at the start of the semester:

Hello One IT Community,

UC Tech 2022 starts one week from today. As you finalize your plans, take note of important information and top tips. 

Venue Maps & Transportation

Check out various ways to arrive at Price Center, the home base of UC Tech 2022:

https://uctech.ucsd.edu/travel/transport.html 

Hello One IT Community!

Do you like baseball? Do you want to experience the best chicken fingers on the planet?* Or do you just want to get outside and have some fun with your fellow One IT colleagues? Well, good news: Thursday, Sept. 8, is Cal Night at the Oakland A’s game, and we’d love to see you there.

IT Colleagues and Campus Partners, 

As we prepare to ramp up technical support for instruction at the beginning of fall semester, we are implementing our customary IT change freeze on production changes for UC Berkeley systems. This freeze enables us to provide optimal IT service and systems performance for our campus and minimize potential disruptions during this peak period of activity when our services are in greater demand.

One IT colleagues,

Starting July 25, 2022, several enhancements will be made to the UC Berkeley Zoom Service. We hope these new features will improve your overall Zoom experience:

One IT colleagues,

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s One IT Celebration Picnic. Over 200 staff members and retirees came out to celebrate, and I can’t begin to describe how amazing it felt to see everyone in-person after spending so much time apart these past few years! This picnic was a big “thank you” for everyone’s hard work and dedication as we’ve stayed flexible and agile to support campus through the pandemic. 

Hello One IT community,

Starting Aug. 1, 2022, anyone who wishes to use Adobe Creative Cloud will need to request a new license, valid for one year. On Aug. 14, 2022, the access period will end for all licenses that were generated before Aug. 1, 2022. In order to best support instruction and the daily work of our campus community, Berkeley IT is assessing Adobe software usage to better understand the demand for Adobe Creative Cloud.

What is changing?

**UPDATE: As of July 12, 2022, at 11:24 a.m., registration for on-campus participation at UC Tech 2022 has reached capacity. 

Hello Everyone,

One IT colleagues,

The date for our One IT Celebration is getting closer. If you haven't RSVP'd yet, I hope you will consider joining the over 225 people who are planning to attend! I am very much looking forward to seeing everyone! 

Beginning July 13, 2022, all @berkeley.edu Zoom accounts must be managed by UC Berkeley and will be required to use CalNet authentication. 

We are pleased to present our FY23 One IT Strategic Plan! This year’s plan features multiple IT units contributing to our top 10 Priority Initiatives.

What started as a casual discussion among women IT leaders over lunch has turned into a committee that spans University of California campuses.

One IT colleagues,

Save the date for July 14! I am sooooo excited to announce that we are planning a One IT Celebration this summer as our first gathering since October of 2019!

Dear One IT community,

We invite you to review the FY23 One IT Strategic Plan and share your feedback with us. The public comment period for the FY23 One IT Strategic Plan is open from May 25 to June 8. Please submit your comments by the end of business on June 8 via this Google form.

Dear Berkeley IT colleagues,

On June 21st, 2022, the bConnected on-premises SMTP service (bCOP) will be transitioning from contracted management to management by UC Berkeley. We do not anticipate any interruption of service, but want to make you aware of the change. The IP address will be changing, but the DNS will remain the same. Please make sure your customers are connecting to bCOP via DNS rather than IP address.

As a reminder, the use of bCOP must meet one of the following minimum requirements: