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To our campus community,

We are pleased to announce that, after fixing vendor bugs and subsequent significant testing and monitoring of the network, all major, user-impacting systemic issues with campus Wi-Fi have been resolved. 

There are a few required changes coming to help better secure some important tools used by the campus community.

Jan. 11, 2022 - On this date, all UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff, and eligible affiliates will be required to sign into Zoom using their CalNet ID and passphrase. If you already log in using your CalNet ID and passphrase, no further action is required. 

Starting on Jan. 11, 2022, all UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff, and eligible affiliates will be required to sign into Zoom through Single Sign-On (SSO) using their CalNet ID and passphrase. Previously, you may have been able to sign in using the email and password fields available at zoom.us and using the Zoom apps; this method of logging in will no longer work.

To our One IT community,

Many IT facilities and services will be closed or operating on modified schedules during the week of Thanksgiving from Monday, Nov. 22 through Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Most offices will be closed and services will not be available unless otherwise noted below. 

Colleagues,

During our recent all-staff meeting, I talked about the powerful work our Action Team has been doing including putting together this acknowledgment with information for our community to consider as we move further into November and fall holidays:

Dear Colleagues, 

I’m very excited to announce that Wes Johnson will be joining UC Berkeley as our Executive Director of Campus IT Experience! The search committee was pleased to have an incredibly strong pool of candidates that brought a diverse set of experiences and skills from similar portfolio functions as well as those who would bring expertise of service-focused organizations.

To our campus community,

Dear Berkeley IT colleagues,

As we continue to look for ways to support you through these challenging times, in conversation with VCA as well as other campus units, the Berkeley IT (BIT) leadership team has decided to designate the first three days of the Thanksgiving week (Nov. 22-24), as well as the first week of 2022 (Jan. 3-7), as "soft" curtailment days. This means that, while not required, you are invited and encouraged (work permitting) to take this time off. 

Updated on Nov. 8, 2021, to clarify this message is specific to laptops, desktops, and tablets, not iPhones.

To our campus community,

To the campus community,

Dear Campus Community,

This October UC Berkeley celebrates Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM) by joining other University of California locations in highlighting the importance of cybersecurity and offering guidance on protecting your data and devices. This year's theme is Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart. 

Updated on Oct. 28, 2021.

We want to share two key changes taking place on Oct. 27, 2021. 

Box Storage Limitations (Quotas) 

Starting Oct. 27, 2021, the following quotas will apply to Box accounts created before July 2020:

UC President Michael V. Drake was the featured speaker in last week’s UC IT Town Hall. Over 700 people joined remotely from across the UC system.

UC Davis CIO Viji Murali and UC CIO Van Williams moderated the event.

Zoom has released updates to its desktop and mobile apps that address several issues that some people may have experienced lately, including slow or dropped connections. There are also a number of new and enhanced features for meetings, webinars, and chat. 

Release notes:

• Windows

Status on Wi-Fi as of Oct. 4 - We recognize that the ongoing issues with our Wi-Fi network are having a negative impact on instruction and learning, and have been working hard to resolve them as quickly as possible. The Wi-Fi issues have a number of underlying causes, making resolving the problem complex. 

Visit System Status for the latest updates

Dear Colleagues,

To our campus community,