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+==== Adobe License Changes (01/07/2022) ====
+Adobe licenses for software like Adobe Acrobat expired. To activate or renew your Adobe license, follow the steps outlined by OIT:
+  * go to https://oit.uci.edu/adobe
+  * click on Get Adobe Acrobat
+  * follow the instructions to "purchase" Acrobat
+If your license expired, you do not need to download and reinstall Acrobat. After the purchase process is complete, you will need to sign in to the software using your UCINetID@uci.edu email address and UCINetID password along with Duo. For step-by-step directions, please refer to: https://swiki.ics.uci.edu/doku.php/software:adobe_acrobat (ICS sign-in required).
+==== Miscellaneous Announcments (01/07/2022) ====
+=== Kubernetes @ ICS ===
+ICS Computing Support runs several Kubernetes clusters based on [[https://rancher.com/products/rke|RKE product]].   We currently run several services:
+ [[virtual_environments:jupyterhub|JupyterHub@ICS]], [[https://password.ics.uci.edu|Password Reset]], [[https://speedtest.ics.uci.edu|ICS Speedtest]], [[https://phpmyadmin.ics.uci.edu|PHPMYAdmin]], [[https://pastebin.ics.uci.edu|PasteBin]] and a [[https://containers.ics.uci.edu|GoHarbor Container Reposittory]].
+Feel free to reach out to heldpesk@ics.uci.edu if you have suggestion for other microservices, have a microservice you want to run, or have questions about running a Kubernetes cluster.
+=== GCP/AWS Project Management ===
+Computing support can step into an active or passive role in managing GCP or AWS assets.  Any services provided in the ICS data center can likewise be provided in the cloud.
+Big Highlights:
+  * Your cloud instances can have a .ics.uci.edu hostname
+  * VPN encrypted link from your AWS/GCP project into the ICS data center.
+Other highlights:
+  * Consulting and Billing Setup
+  * Provisioning (also automated provisioning via Terraform)
+  * Data Center Integration (Storage, compute, authentication, etc)
+  * DNS (use ics.uci.edu in GCP or AWS)
+  * Secure connection between campus and cloud.
+  * Configuration Management
+  * Single sign on authentication
+  * Integration with campus storage.
+==== Jupyterlab @ ICS  and Jupyter Notebooks for Instruction (01/05/2022)  ====
+Jupyterhub is once again avaialble for students and researchers for Winter quarter.  Users logging into one of the Jupyterhub URL's will recieve a personal docker container.
+General use Jupyter hub:
+  * [[https://hub.ics.uci.edu|https://hub.ics.uci.edu]]:  General purpose hub intended for Winter quarter instruction turns
+    * Linux shell
+    * VSCode IDE
+    * X11 Desktop
+  * [[https://rstudio-hub.ics.uci.edu|https://rstudio-hub.ics.uci.edu]]:  Specialized hub for running recent versions of Rstudio (currently 2021.09.0).
+Highlights:
+  * Jupyterhub mounts the ICS home directory so data is persistent, availabe on any ICS host, and backed up daily.
+  * Multiple server instances may be started.
+  * The `sudo apt install` command is available to install additional package.
+  * Hub's will run indefinately when logged into at least once per week.
+[[https://hub.ics.uci.edu|{{:virtual_environments:jupyter.jpg?400|}}]]
+[[virtual_environments:jupyterhub|Follow the project here]]
 ====Managing Your ICS Passwords====
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 **Prvevious Announcements**
-  * [[:announce:fall-2020|2020 Announcements]]
+  * [[:announce:fall-2020|2021 Announcements]]