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Z:/ Drive Not Visible
20th September 2024 Dear myDRE users, We are aware that some users are having trouble accessing the Z:/ drive in their Workspace. The main reason for this issue is that many applications have shifted to using TLS 1.2 for security. Azure's management ...
Microsoft Service Disruption Notice
September 19th 2024 Dear myDRE users, We’ve noticed reports of issues with Microsoft services which may cause disruptions or slowdowns. For live updates, you can check Microsoft Azure service status. We apologize for any inconvenience and we hope the ...
Seminar FlowerAI x myDRE
16th of September 2024, at 15:00 UTC (17:00 CET, 16:00 LON, 11:00 NY) Federated Learning and Analytics with Flower through myDRE workspaces Flower Labs and anDREa will be hosting an online seminar to demonstrate how to use the Flower framework for ...
[RESOLVED] Image Gallery Feature Error
First version: 2024-09-12 @ 12:15 Last updated: 2024-09-12 @ 12:50 Last change: Added the resolution, moved article to resolved. Dear all, Yesterday, September 11, an issue was identified related to the new Image Gallery feature when trying to deploy ...
Update regarding planned release of new features and improvements
We are pleased to share several important features and fixes that are now available for you on myDRE: A hotfix for VM Generalization addressing random failures. Fixes for random failures during multiple VM deployments. The transferrer’s name is now ...
Possible myDRE portal interruption September 5th [resolved]
Date: 2024-09-04 Update: 2024-09-05 at 9:00 AM Update: 2024-09-05 at 9:10 AM Update: The issues during the deployment have been resolved. myDRE services are running as expected. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Update: Due to unforeseen ...
New Features and Updates!
Week number 36, 2024 Dear users, In the past months, we have put a lot of effort into releasing a few larger features and improvements from our roadmap. Here’s what you can expect: Custom Image Gallery We’ve made setting up virtual machines easier. ...
Windows Server Update Services
22 Jul 2024 Dear all, We are pleased to inform you that, following a thorough assessment, we have re-enabled the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). This is related to Blue Screen Microsoft. We believe it is now safe to use, even for virtual ...
Blue Screen Microsoft
19 Jul 2024 Dear all, News has reached the whole world, that a Microsoft update can lead to the blue screen of death. More information can be found here: https://azure.status.microsoft/nl-nl/status. In regards to myDRE, Windows Virtual Machines that ...
Improved File Transfer from Workspace to Workspace
18th July 2024 Dear all, We are pleased to inform you that we have improved the file transfer process between workspaces. Users can now transfer very large files without running into time-out issues. Read more about Improved File Transfer from ...
Snapshot Functionality Restored
17th July 2024 Dear all, We are pleased to inform you that the snapshot function has been successfully resolved. It was deployed this morning to production, and snapshots will start being captured from 11 PM UTC today. There is no impact on other ...
Snapshot function stopped working
Dear all, On July 5th, 2024, was reported and identified that two Azure Functions stopped working after an upgrade to the Azure SDK package. This package helps manage storage accounts and create backups (snapshots). The SDK was upgraded, but the code ...
Showcase your myDRE success and get sponsored!!
Attention all myDRE users! Did you know you anDREa is willing to sponsor up to €250 for sharing how myDRE empowers your research? Here's how it works: Incorporate myDRE: Feature our logo, QR code, or a brief mention in your publications, ...
We're Live!
27th May 2024 Great news! Our platform update is now live! Key improvements have been made to enhance your experience. What's New: Data Transfer Improvements & UI Improvements New Feature- Upsize OS Disk Here’s what you need to know: Release notes ...
UPDATE
22nd May 2024 Hello, myDRE Platform Users! Due to the introduction of several new features, we have decided to prioritize deploying the data transfer improvements to production first. Following this, we will proceed with the Activity Feed. We will ...
Enhancing VM Performance & Security: Important Update Coming Soon
We're enhancing VM performance and security with the Azure Monitoring Agent (AMA), starting April 26th, 2024. This tool streamlines management and facilitates towards ISO27001/NIS2 compliance. Contact Research Support by April 26th, 17:00 if any VMs ...
[Mitigated] Adding a Virtual Machine: Templates not found error
First version: 2024-03-26 @ 08:38 Last updated: 2024-03-26 @ 11:04 Last change: Added the mitigation, moved article to resolved. What happened? This morning, we found that templates for Virtual Machines (VMs) are not loading correctly and therefore ...
[Resolved] Azure Portal's Slow Speed and Timeouts
Created: 2024-02-08 Last updated: 2023-02-09 It has been resolved and here you can find more of the Azure Status History Tracking ID: 6V3Z-VZZ We've noticed some delays and timeouts on our site due to Azure. Azure SDKs are not able to communicate ...
[Mitigated] Proxy server showing unhealthy status
What happened? Our monitoring system alerted us on 2023-12-20 at 11:45 (GMT+1) that our proxy server returned an unhealthy status. This might affect your experience with reaching the Z: drive and domain allowlisting. We've immediately started the ...
Domain Allowlisting Self-Service Launch on November 27th, 2023
Hello, myDRE Platform Users! We're excited to share some great news! Starting November 27th, 2023, at 17:00 UTC+1, we're introducing a new feature: Domain Allowlisting Self-Service. It is a security measure tool that lets you easily add and manage ...
myDRE user survey
Dear myDRE users, Help us enhance your experience! Participate in our brief User Survey—your feedback is important to us. Thank you! anDREa team