Research Environment - Maintenance Notification - CloudOS Data Release

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Genomics England

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted Apr 30, 2026 - 09:00 BST

Scheduled

Dear Users,

We would like to inform you of a planned release being deployed for CloudOS.

SW 6.4 Elder Release will be deployed on Thursday, 30 April 2026 between 09:00 (BST) and 18:00 (BST).

Please note that we cannot ensure the normal functionality of the CloudOS application during this time.

This release will include 14 new features for CloudOS, including:
- Revamped Navigation for Federated Data, Data Science and Advanced Analytics
- Interactive Sessions through the Lifebit CLI
- Linked Folders in Snapshots and RShiny Apps
- Simplified Data Adding for Interactive Sessions
- Expanded Nextflow Version Support
- Deprecation of Community Tools

If you have any issues following this release, please let us know by raising a Service Desk ticket.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused by this upgrade.

Best wishes,
Genomics England
Posted Apr 28, 2026 - 12:14 BST
This scheduled maintenance affects: Cloud_RE (General_Service_Updates_Cloud_RE, CloudOS).