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July 11, 2022

**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,

As your UC Tech 2022 Berkeley Ambassador, I have been asked to deliver the following message regarding this year's conference:

Registration for UC Tech 2022 San Diego on-campus is close to selling out.

June 27, 2022

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! 

June 22, 2022

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

June 21, 2022

June 14, 2022

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.

June 10, 2022

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

June 1, 2022

Registration for UC Tech 2022, hosted by UC San Diego August 15-17, is now open. You can register for either the on-campus or virtual versions

Visit the conference website or more information, including the schedule of events and what’s included in the on-campus and virtual packages. 

About UC Tech

Join your colleagues from across the UC system at the 2022 Usability Workshop. 

Teams will present a usability review of software projects at their campuses. We will also learn about quick tools for accessibility assessment, and take a look at UCLA’s Usability Workshop. 

This is a great way to learn more about UX and meet others in the UC UX community.

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

May 26, 2022

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!

May 25, 2022

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.

May 24, 2022

Sky Computing Lab LogoUC Berkeley formally launched this week a research lab aimed at building a new backbone for interconnected cloud computing, a milestone that would revolutionize the industry.

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:

May 18, 2022

To our campus community,

Eduroam offers the best and most secure access to the campus Wi-Fi network. You may be prompted to accept or trust the certificate in order to connect. If you are prompted, please accept the certificate to get connected to the wireless network.

May 17, 2022

April 26, 2022

To our campus community,

We are pleased to announce the approval of the new campus-wide information security Roles and Responsibilities Policy. This policy outlines your responsibility in protecting the campus's data and systems. Everyone has a role — maybe even more than one — based on your relationship with the University. Responsibilities range from protecting one's own passphrase to managing security controls for a large system, an entire department, or even the campus. 

April 25, 2022

Message updated to reflect proposal deadline extension to May 8 (originally May 1).

Hello One IT Community,

If you plan to submit a session proposal for UC Tech 2022 at UC San Diego, now is the time! Session proposals are due this Sunday, May 8. Not only will session presenters get bragging rights, but they’ll also receive free admission to UC Tech 2022 for one member of their team! Only 17 session proposals have been submitted so far, and none are from UC Berkeley - yet! 

April 13, 2022

Our world today is computing-intensive and power-hungry. At UC Berkeley, as more and more academic and research activity requires computing, aging power transmission and computing facilities are strained to the breaking point. This reality was the impetus for embarking on a multi-year project to rethink the outdated data center and cloud services model and create a roadmap that would be scalable and remain flexible into the future. Several milestones have been hit on the Data Center and Cloud Services Strategy Roadmap project.

April 7, 2022

April 6, 2022

 UC Tech at UCSD Aug. 15-17

Updated on April 14 with corrected date to submit proposals.

April 4, 2022

Registration is now open for Cyber Security summitRegistration is now open for the 13th UC Cyber Security Summit which will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2022! This virtual event will include a full day of discussion, information, games, and insights about cybersecurity and cyber-risk management.