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Data Storage
Research File System
What is it?The Research File System (RFS) is fast, disk-based, sharable storage space that is accessible on campus from your desktop via a mapped drive or via a browser over the network anywhereWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using RFS?To store data you access frequently
To share data with others in your group or across the campus
How soon can I start using it and how?Regular backups to a remote site Easy recovery from an accidental deletion of a file No need to maintain your own storage hardware Automatic upgrade & migration to new storage technologies Built-in scalability Our storage experts are available to assist you
Apply for an RFS account online Wait 15 minutes or less for the account to be generated Map a drive letter to RFS in Windows on your PC Start storing data
Massive Data Storage System
What is it?The Massive Data Storage System (MDSS) is long-term (decades) storage where disks are used temporarily to speed up transfers but data reside for the long-term on tapes.What can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using MDSS?To store massive amounts (thousands of gigabytes) of data To archive data temporarily or for posterity To publish these data via the web
How soon can I start using it and how?Massive capacity of 4 petabytes (1 petabyte = 1 million gigabytes) allows nearly unlimited growth A second copy of all data is made a remote site Your data are automatically and seamlessly upgraded & migrated to new storage technologies Our storage experts are available to assist you
Apply for an MDSS account online Wait less than 15 minutes for it to be generated Map a drive letter to MDSS in Windows on your PC Start storing data
Slashtmp
What is it?
Temporary, web-accessible storage space to share data with IU & external (non-IU) usersWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using Slashtmp?To share with others data such as attachments that are too large to include in an email To download data an exteranl user has uploaded into your Slashtmp space To securely sharing ePHI by encrypting data
How soon cat I start using it and how?It is extremely easy to use It is secure - you can require IU users to authenticate before they can download data It is flexible - you can open the data to the world if you like Data are deleted automatically after 90 days
Navigate to Slashtmp now.
Databases
Oracle and MySQL Databases
What is it?
Your Oracle and MySQL databases hosted on our Research Database Complex (RDC)What can I use it for?
To design, create and maintain databases with sizes ranging from modest (a few tables, kilobytes-megabytes of data) to massive (thousands of tables, gigabytes of data)What are the advantages of using AITC's database services?
How soon can I start using it and how?Our servers are professionally maintained and reliable Our database experts are available to assist with database design, creation, and administration
Read our usage policies Get an RDC account Contact us and we'll get you going Start using
Data Analysis & Simulation
Supercomputers
What are they?
Powerful computers (Quarry and Big Red) that are capable of performing trillions of floating point calculations per second (teraflops)What can I use them for?
What are the advantages of using these supercomputers?To analyze massive volumes of data To run highly computationally intensive analyses/simulations To scale your problem to sizes and get results unachievable before
How do I start? How soon?Quarry and Big Red are compute clusters with hundreds of nodes containing thousands of processors, gigabytes of RAM, and massive amounts of storage Potential speedups of your code by orders of magnitude Our high performance computing experts are available to assist you
Read about our supercomputers Get an account on Quarry and/or BigRed Contact us and we'll help you get going
Optimization and Workflow Migration
What is it?
Moving data analysis or simulations to our supercomputers and optimizing your workflowWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of workflow migration/optimization?To scale up computation from PCs or departmental servers to our supercomputers To optimize your application and/or workflow by resequencing, recoding, or parallelization
How soon can I start using it and how?You can achieve potential speedups of orders of magnitude, accelerating time to result Such acceleration can potentially allow you to explore areas unachievable before Consulting: rur high performance computing experts are available to assist you
Contact us now and we'll assist you
Visualization, Spatial I/O, and Interaction
Immersive/Non-Immersive 2/3D Visualization
What is it?
Software to create 2D and/or 3D representations of data, and hardware to render such data on a variety of displays including ultra-high-resolution, virtual reality, portable stereoscopic, and desktop displaysWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using AITC visualization resources?View your results graphically Use them for teaching or conference presentations Present them locally or at conferences Navigate within your data virtually
How soon can I start using it and how?You will gain access to very high-end displays & virtual reality resources Our visualization experts are available to assist you
Contact us now to arrange a meeting & tour of the facilities
Spatial I/O and Interaction
What is it?
Scanning hardware to capture physical 3D objects into a digital representation, software to derive useful information from these digital representations, haptics hardware and software to simulate physical feel of a 2D or 3D model, and 3D printingWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using AITC's spatial I/O and interaction resources?To scan a real face, bone, heart, etc. into a digital form To quantize this data and process it to gain insight To feel a virtual 3D object with your hands as it it were real To print out a physical, 3D model of a bone, heart, kidney, etc.
How soon can I start using it and how?You will gain access to high-end 3D scanning, printing,and haptics resources Our visualization experts are available to assist you
Contact us now to arrange a meeting & tour of the facilities
Data Dissemination and Sharing
Biomedical Grids
What are they?
Local implementation of biomedical grids such as caBIG for global data sharingWhat can I use them for?
What are the advantages of using grids?To use caBIG and other grids to access data from national repositories To use caBIG and other grids to share your data nationally
How soon can I start using it and how?To extend your reach beyond IU & engage nationally NIH recommends the use of caBIG for sharing data
Contact us now to arrange a meeting
Virtual Servers
What is it?
Production quality virtual servers that are part of IU's Intelligent InfrastructureWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using a virtual server?To create a custom Linux or Windows environment for testing or production that is completely under your control For running applications or serving data
How soon can I start using it and how?You can scale it as your needs grow It eliminates the need to acquire, secure, and maintain your own software and hardware
Learn about our Intelligent Infrastructure services Contact us and we'll help you decide how many CPUs, RAM, and disk you need Order a virtual server Install the OS and software Start using
Application Development and Hosting
Custom Application Development
What is it?
Development of custom web- or grid-based software to meet any research needs that range from simple to complexWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using AITC's custom appl. development services?To create web-based systems to serve/ingest data out of/into your Oracle/MySQL databases To create data federation environments To develop Web Services and Semantic Web technologies
How soon can I start using it and how?Our programmers are experienced, senior staff members We have a track record of creating large scale data management environments, and grids (e.g. caBIG) & can thus be effective in helping you
Contact us now to arrange a meeting to discuss your needs
Application Hosting
What is it?
Perl, PHP, Python, and Java web application hostingWhat can I use it for?
What are the advantages of using AITC's application hosting services?To run your web applications on our Apache and Tomcat servers
How soon can I start using it and how?Your apps run on professionally maintained servers in our secure data center Our experts are there to help you
Contact us now and we'll help you get started
2 Most services described below are free to IU faculty, staff, and graduate students to support activities such as preliminary research aimed at attracting extramural funding, etc. Please see our rate & policies for further details.
3 While we ensure that your data will stay safe with us, you are still the data owner and thus ultimately responsible for securing your ePHI. We will gladly provide help with this task, but strongly recommend that you follow best security practices in order to remain HIPAA compliant.
