DOE Omni Interns Join IT

The DOE Omni Technology Alliance Internship Program provides paid summer internships across the DOE complex for talented undergraduate and graduate students studying cybersecurity, information technology, and related fields. This year, Omni student interns Jeaneille Amoako, Kendra Harris, and Robin Simpson joined Berkeley Lab’s IT Division for an exceptional opportunity to gain practical, real-world experience complementary to their education. Reading time: 10 minutes

3Q4: Ben Sanders and Ben Souza

Meet Ben Souza and Ben Sanders, both members of the Endpoint Management team, part of cybersecurity in IT. They have recently been working on assisting people to move to CrowdStrike, a next-generation software antivirus tool that is replacing Sophos in July.

In Memoriam: John William Stoner

John W. Stoner, longtime IT Division employee, passed away in June 2023. He was an expert Archivist and Librarian who retired as head of the Records Management Office after 25 years of service at the Lab. His legacy includes important contributions to developing DOE record management practices and the assembly and curation of the Lab's archive of historical materials available at history.lbl.gov. Reading time: 5 minutes

AWS Organization Migration Project

Zoom Release Notes, June 2023

Zoom has become an essential part of collaboration and connectivity at Berkeley Lab. The IT Division Audio Visual group (AV) understands the value of keeping staff informed about the continuous evolution of video conferencing software and technology. Beginning in June 2023, release notes for the latest, most useful Zoom features will be summarized on a monthly basis, should relevant updates occur. Reading time: 5 minutes

Hybrid Events Training

The IT Division Audio Visual group (AV) hosted a hybrid events training workshop on June 13. This training was developed to help staff plan, schedule, manage and execute an efficient hybrid event using Zoom Rooms. Watch a replay of the event and review the workshop resources. 

HPC Workshop

The IT Division Scientific Computing group (ScienceIT) held a high-performance computing (HPC) virtual training session on June 21. If you weren't able to attend, watch the recording to learn more about computing services on the Lawrencium supercluster. Note: A Berkeley Lab account is required.