To our One IT community,
From Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, through Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, many campus IT offices and services will be closed or operating on adjusted hours in observance of the winter holidays and curtailment period. Unless otherwise specified below, most offices will not be staffed during this time. Be aware that response times will be slower for non-emergency issues. A breakdown of service availability is included in the table below.
The IT Client Services (ITCS) Service Desk will be open with limited staffing, from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Urgent requests can be submitted via email or online, and will be prioritized accordingly. For real-time updates on outages or maintenance, please check the System Status page
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BearBuy will be up 24x7 during curtailment. Automated processes (auto-approval, PO dispatch, voucher build) will run as usual. Online support will be limited to unscheduled system failures and life-safety purchases. Visit the Supply Chain website for further information. |
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BFS will keep regular online hours during curtailment, but there will be limited technical support. Batch jobs will run automatically as normal. Blu will be available 24/7 during curtailment. Online support will be limited. |
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CalTime will be available 24/7 during curtailment. Employees should reach out to their supervisor for initial assistance. If further assistance is needed, email caltime@berkeley.edu or call the Help Desk at 510-664-9000 (option 1 followed by option 4). |
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Campus network, voice, cellular, and security video services will be supported on a critical, emergency-only basis starting Monday, Dec. 22, and through the holiday period. We will resume normal business day service on Monday, Jan. 5. During this period, only serious issues impacting major campus services, large sections of the community (such as an entire building), or life safety will be addressed. Fulfilling requests for new services or modifications of existing services during this period will be delayed. If you experience a serious voice, cellular, or networking problem impacting a department or many users, please contact us at (510) 664-9000 and select the appropriate option to report your issue and leave contact information for follow-up from our team. |
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During the this period, email dbaoncalloracle@berkeley.edu, or dbaoncallother@berkeley.edu (depending on the database type) to contact the appropriate DBA on call. |
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The Data Center Operations desk will have limited staffing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on these dates. Call 510-642-3043 for assistance. If you’re unable to reach anyone, please leave a message, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. For after-hours emergencies, call 510-418-6203. |
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Critical problems with these services should be reported to storage-ticket@berkeley.edu and ucbackup-ticket@berkeley.edu, respectively. |
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Unix/Linux Operations & Services, Windows Operations & Services, IT Monitoring Services, and IT Alerts & Emergency Notification Services will respond to break-fix issues throughout this period, and responses to standard service requests will be put on hold. |
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The information security team will respond promptly to all urgent requests sent to urgent@security.berkeley.edu and will monitor network and host-based alerts throughout curtailment dates. The CalNet team will respond promptly to all urgent requests and monitor critical systems throughout curtailment dates. ISO will respond to standard tickets that appear time-sensitive, though response times may be slower than usual due to reduced staffing. |
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API Central developers’ portal, API Gateway, iHub API hosting, and GitHub@Berkeley will all continue to be available 24/7 during curtailments. Technical support will be limited, with staff responding only to critical operational issues in keeping with our normal evening and weekend support; please email eis-support@berkeley.edu to report any problems. |
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RTL teams will be operating with reduced staff on curtailment dates. Updates to system outages and maintenance will be available on the System Status page |
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The ServiceNow applications will continue to be available 24/7 throughout the curtailment period. Technical support will be limited, with staff responding only to critical operational issues in keeping with our normal evening and weekend support; please email servicenow-support@berkeley.edu to report any problems. |
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CalCentral and Campus Solutions will remain available 24/7 throughout the curtailment period. However, the Service Desk will operate with limited services and will be closed on all academic holidays. |
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Student Affairs systems and applications will be available during curtailment. Desktop Support requests go through the ITCS Service Desk as usual. |
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The Student Helpdesk will operate as usual throughDec. 19 with reduced services Dec. 20-23. Services will be unavailable Dec. 24, 2025 - Jan. 2, 2026. Reduced services will begin on Jan. 5, with full services resuming on Jan. 20. The Student Technology Equity Program (STEP) will operate as usual through Dec. 14, with reduced services Dec. 15-19, 2025. Services will be unavailable Dec. 20, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026. Reduced services begin on Jan. 5 with full services resuming on Jan. 12, 2026. |
Regards,
Tracy Shinn
Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief Information Officer