Research Computing Resources
Available compute resources
The University hosts an abundance of computing resources. Some are available at no cost while others require funding. Below is list of resources and their capabilities.
Research Computing Center
The Research Computing Center (RCC) provides access to high-end computing and visualization resources, secure computing environment, high-capacity storage and backup, software, high-speed networking, and hosted data sets.
Cloud Services
University faculty and staff have access to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure as a secure, cloud service platform. The services provide UChicago with a full set of computational infrastructure. Everything you need is available on-demand, including servers, storage, databases, programming environments, and a broad set of application services over the internet. You can use it for a wide range of tasks like teaching, managing University operations, and scientific computing. These services are obtained through an arrangement with Internet2 and DLT Solutions.
Open Science Pool
The OSPool is a source of computing capacity that is accessible to any researcher affiliated with a US academic institution. Capacity is allocated following a Fair-Share policy. To harness the OSPool capacity you will need to obtain an account via the OSG Portal.
Co-location of resources
The following data centers have rack space available to faculty and PIs in the Physical Sciences Division. Please consult with PSD Computing and IT prior to purchasing server and rack equipment to ensure space is available to house tour equipment.
Hinds Data Center
The Hinds Data Center is located at 5734 S Ellis Ave in the basement of Henry Hinds Laboratory for the Geophysical Sciences. The data center hosts X bays with Y racks. The data center supports Z Gigabit connections to the campus network.
6045 S Kenwood Data Center
The 6045 S Kenwood Data Center is located at 6045 S Kenwood Ave in the IT Services’ office building. The data center hosts X bays with Y racks. The data center supports Z Gigabit connections to the campus network.