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New IST Drupal Cloud Hosting service available to empower campus web developers

Information Services and Technology has implemented IST Drupal Cloud Hosting, a new service that offers powerful and easy-to-use tools for building and maintaining websites and applications using the Drupal content management platform. The service provides free state-of-the-art development tools and affordable hosting plans with 24x7 support through a partnership with San Francisco-based Pantheon. January 27, 2012.

Research Hub gets 1000th user, offers training and a survey

Since Research Hub's launch in fall 2011, the content management and collaboration service has supported the work of a steadily growing segment of the UC Berkeley community. In an effort to maintain quality and prioritize further development, Research Hub has created an online survey to gather feedback from campus. Also, to help the campus take full advantage of the service, Research Hub is providing two series of drop-in trainings. January 24, 2012.

Update: DreamHost outage affecting L&S websites

The Letters & Science web server issues are largely resolved at this time. All L&S-hosted websites should have had their current content restored, and all should be up and running normally. If you notice any problems with your L&S-hosted sites, contact the L&S support team, January 23, 2012.

Code 4 Cal hackathon, February 3-4, 2012

The Student Technology Council is hosting Code 4 Cal, a hackathon for students to create innovative, sustainable, and useful applications or widgets for Berkeley students, February 3-4, 2012. Grand Prize is $1,500. Pre-registration is required. More information available at Code 4 Cal information session, 5:00 pm Tuesday, January 24, 202 South Hall. January 20, 2012.

IST to continue procurement support for Apple and Dell orders through FY 2011-12

Based on campus feedback, IST Procurement will continue to provide procurement support to departments for Dell and Apple products through the end of the 2011–12 fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2012, all departments will make their Apple and Dell purchases through the BearBuy system. January 20, 2012.

Business continuity planning for IST-managed systems

There are two components to business continuity: disaster recovery, which deals with getting systems and infrastructure back online after a disaster; and business resumption, which deals with getting business functionality back online after the infrastructure is readied. This article focuses on how IST handles disaster recovery for applications under its management. January 19, 2012.

DreamHost outage affecting L&S websites

The web hosting service provided by the College of Letters & Science to its departments is experiencing an outage that began at 10:00 pm Tuesday, January 17. Approximately 80 campus domains are affected, including many of the websites for L&S departments. L&S is working with the hosting provider, DreamHost, to assist in the recovery of the sites and is providing updates via email to impacted departments. January 19, 2012.

Mathematica agreement

As of January 1, 2012, faculty, staff, and students can install and use Wolfram Research's Mathematica software suite on institution-owned devices for teaching and research with no charge to individuals or departments for 2012. The site license allows the University to deliver the latest version of Mathematica to a wider audience for a lower total cost of ownership. January 17, 2012.

Announcing Google as new campus email and calendar platform

Google Apps for Education has been selected as the new email and calendar solution for Berkeley. The campus will remain on CalMail and CalAgenda pending an extensive migration during 2012. January 5, 2012.

MSSND revisions effective March 15, 2012

Changes to the UC Berkeley Minimum Security Standard for Networked Devices (MSSND) have been approved by the CISPC and the campus Chief Privacy and Security Officer with an effective date of March 15, 2012. This version supersedes MSSND: Appendix A. December 19, 2011.

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