.. _covid19: ======== COVID-19 ======== .. contents:: In this section: :local: :depth: 2 This section documents the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on GridUnesp operations and the adaptations made to maintain continuity of services. Operation During the Pandemic ============================= **Period:** March 2020 to March 2022 The GridUnesp team of specialists remained in remote-work mode throughout the pandemic, carrying out on-site interventions only in absolutely necessary situations. Adaptations Made ---------------- - **Remote maintenance:** Almost all interventions performed remotely - **Videoconference meetings:** Intensified communication within the team - **User support:** Maintained entirely via email - **Continuous monitoring:** Alert systems for early detection of problems .. note:: The experience gained during the remote-work period made it possible to refine remote operation procedures that are still in use. Statistics for the Period ========================= Demand for GridUnesp resources grew significantly during the pandemic: **New registrations:** - **164** new users - **28** new research projects **Support:** - More than **4,100** email messages exchanged - Average response time kept within normal standards Impact on Research ================== The pandemic period highlighted the importance of high-performance computing infrastructure for the continuity of scientific research: - Researchers were able to continue their work remotely - New groups adopted intensive computing - Scientific output using GridUnesp remained stable .. seealso:: - :ref:`statistics` - Complete GridUnesp statistics - :ref:`history` - Historical evolution of the project - :ref:`publications` - Scientific output using the cluster .. raw:: html

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The adaptations made during the pandemic strengthened GridUnesp's remote operation capacity, benefiting users in any geographic location.