Computer node rack cabinets equipped with water-cooled active rear door heat exchangers. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)
 

ScienceIT Updates

By Wei Feinstein, Karen Fernsler, Jordan Jung

Read about the latest updates to IT Division scientific computing resources and services, including an increase to the free PI computing allowance. Also learn more about using Lawrencium, the shared computational Linux cluster with over 1,300 compute nodes available to all Berkeley Lab researchers and their collaborators. Reading time: 10 minutes

Data Science for Postdocs, August 2

ScienceIT and the Career Pathways Office (CPO) will host a virtual data science workshop for Berkeley Lab Postdocs on Wednesday, August 2, from 1 to 2 p.m.

Join Tim Fong, ScienceIT consultant, for a chat about IT data science services and a demonstration of data analysis solutions using Python and Jupyter Notebook. The class is aimed toward teaching scientists with no prior coding experience. All Berkeley Lab staff are welcome to attend. Registration is required.

Google Workspace Updates, June‒July 2023

View a summary of selected updates to Google Workspace apps, including new collaboration, formatting, and accessibility features for Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Sites, and Chat. Reading time: 10 minutes

Upgrade to CrowdStrike to Resolve Sophos Errors

As of July 21, 2023, Sophos is no longer supported at Berkeley Lab. If you don’t already have CrowdStrike installed, the Lab’s new antivirus software, your system is no longer fully protected, and you might encounter Sophos error messages. Fix the errors and protect work devices by upgrading to CrowdStrike today. Reading time: 5 minutes