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Storage System Performance Update

To all chip users, The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is continuing to work on the storage system performance issues that have been impacting the chip cluster since early...

Posted: March 20, 2026, 9:00 PM

Scheduled Downtime for March 31st, 2026

To all chip users, We have a few maintenance activities to keep our storage servers secure and reliable. During business hours (EST) on Tuesday March 31st, we're going to patch the ada-rstor...

Posted: March 11, 2026, 3:40 PM

Campus migration to YuJa is complete

Reminder: Self-Migrate Panopto videos created after Nov 2025

Our campus transition from Panopto to YuJa is now complete and all migrated video content is available in our new library. If you continued to use Panopto (linking videos or creating content) in...

Posted: March 10, 2026, 1:44 PM

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Storage System Performance Update

To all chip users, The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is continuing to monitor the performance issues affecting users across the HPCF. Please see this posting from two weeks ago...

Posted: March 6, 2026, 9:28 PM

Sprinting to the Finish - USM March Accessibility Newsletter (part 1)

Sponsored by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

The March issue of the USM Digital Accessibility Newsletter is now available. Here's what's inside: Why Sprinting to the Finish Matters Quick Fix Guide: Sprint to the Finish Checklist...

Posted: March 6, 2026, 11:25 AM

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Quarterly Patching Downtimes - 3/6 & 3/7

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th.   While many of the...

Posted: March 2, 2026, 10:07 AM

Clarification Regarding Recent "Welcome to UMBC" Emails

Important update on the recent automated account emails.

We are writing to address a recent issue regarding an email that some of you may have incorrectly received, which welcomed you to UMBC as a new employee or new student worker and provided...

Posted: February 28, 2026, 12:01 PM

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Storage System Performance Update

To all chip users, The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is continuing to monitor the performance issues affecting users across the HPCF. Please see this posting from last Friday,...

Posted: February 27, 2026, 5:11 PM