May 30th, 2019 Research Technical Lunch Announcements

  • SAS Licensing Available for Researchers & New Renewal Process
    • The cost for SAS software remains at $300 per license annually, payable by fund number or cost center. To renew or purchase a new license, please visit the ERIS Research Computing Core Request Catalog: rcservices.partners.org (will require log in with Partners Username and Password and be connected to the Partners network. Please read about the different offerings of discounted SAS licenses at rc.partners.org/sas. Please contact us at rcc@partners.org with any questions on the renewal process.
       
  • CloudVault, a Secure, Hybrid Cloud-Based Storage Solution
    • The features of CloudVault meet the needs of labs and departments with high-level security requirements driven by data sensitivity or contractual agreements. Data is encrypted at rest, in transit and there are flexible folder permissions based on PAS group assignments with audit-log capabilities. This service will have a cost of $.05 per GB per month charged through the ERIS Research Computing Core on a monthly basis based on utilization. If you’re interested, please sign-up in the Research Computing Core Request Catalog: rcservices.partners.org (will require log in with Partners Username and Password and be connected to the Partners network) and contact rcc@partners.org with questions or concerns.
       
  • LabArchives Guidance Documents LabArchives & Monthly Sessions continue (https://rc.partners.org/events)
    • Clinical Research
    • Storage
    • Quick Start for PIs
       
  • Security
  • From the weekly change report
    • CHG0134696  McAfee Endpoint Encryption > Upgrading McAfee ePO from 5.3.2 to 5.10. Upgrading McAfee Agent from 5.0.5 to 5.5.2. Upgrading MNE from 4.1.2.8 to 4.1.4.2. Upgrading Drive Encryption from 7.2.2.14 to 7.2.6.  2019-06-16 9:00:00 PM
    • CHG0146588  phsweb1716 > Apply a Critical update named "Critical Patch - Server Build 6598 and Agent Build 6311"  to our Trend OfficeScan 11 system. This will update the server and client. 2019-06-09 8:00:00 PM
    • CHG0145470  ssh4.partners.org > Upgrade OS to OpenBSD 6.5 on standby system.  This our backup system and there will be no impact to users. 2019-06-12 9:00:00 AM