Heads Up, Researchers! Cayuse Undergoing Essential System Tune-Up This Weekend

Dear Valued UCI Research Community,

We're sending out an important heads-up regarding upcoming essential system maintenance for our critical Cayuse platform. To ensure the continued stability, security, and optimal performance of our research administration tools, a comprehensive system tune-up has been scheduled for this weekend.

Please be aware that during this crucial maintenance window, access to various Cayuse modules, including Cayuse SP (Sponsored Projects), Cayuse 424 (Grant Applications), and Cayuse IRB (Institutional Review Board), may be temporarily unavailable.

This planned downtime is vital for implementing key updates and enhancements that will ultimately improve your user experience and the reliability of the system.

The maintenance is scheduled to commence on Friday, November 22nd, at 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST) and is expected to conclude by Sunday, November 24th, at 5:00 PM PST.

We understand that any service interruption can be challenging, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work to strengthen our infrastructure.

What You Need to Do: We strongly urge all users to plan accordingly. Before the maintenance window officially begins on Friday at 5:00 PM PST, please take the following proactive steps:

First, ensure that all your work in progress within Cayuse SP, 424, and IRB is thoroughly saved.

Do not leave any unsaved changes that could be lost during the transition. Second, please log out of all Cayuse modules to prevent any data corruption or access issues once the maintenance commences.

Our team is committed to minimizing the impact of this necessary upgrade and will be working diligently to restore full service as quickly as possible.

We apologize for any inconvenience this temporary unavailability may cause and thank you for your patience as we make these vital improvements.

Thank you for being an integral part of UCI's research excellence.