San Diego Supercomputer Exit: Creating a Safer Technology Foundation for the Office of the President
This story appears in its entirely in the UC’s Digital Impact Engine report, published in February 2026.
This year, Technology Delivery Services completed a major behind-the-scenes upgrade that strengthened the technology foundation our teams relied on every day. The Office of the President retired all remaining systems housed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and moved them into a modern cloud environment. While the work happened quietly in the background, the exit improved the stability and security of the systems that many teams relied on to do their work.
This transition allowed the Office of the President to clean up and modernize hundreds of aging systems and remove ~62,000 security vulnerabilities. By replacing outdated equipment and standardizing how systems are maintained, teams benefited from a safer, more stable environment that supports daily operations without interruption.
Why This Matters
Security vulnerabilities are weaknesses in systems that can be exploited to access information or disrupt services. By retiring outdated servers and moving to a modern cloud environment, the Office of the President eliminated significant vulnerabilities and lowered infrastructure costs. The reduction fortified the protection of sensitive UC data, lowered operational risk, and helped ensure that the systems our teams rely on every day remained stable and secure. It was a foundational improvement that supported better service and long-term reliability.
Learn More
👉 Within Digital Innovation & Technology (DigIT), Technology Delivery Services ensures the reliable delivery and operation of UCOP’s core technology services, focusing on infrastructure, applications, service management, and operational excellence that keep essential systems running securely and efficiently every day.
👉 Read UC’s Digital Impact Engine report. Bringing together innovation, security, and operational excellence, the report, released by the Digital Innovation & Technology (DigIT) team, provides readers with a clear view of how technology advances UC’s mission as a whole.
👉 Read our recent blog post about the DigIT annual report.
