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We are excited to announce the expansion of our computing capabilities to meet the increasing demand for research resources at WashU. This April, we added 40 A100 GPUs and 1,000 CPU cores to our existing cluster. Why it matters:  Researchers at WashU will have access to more GPUs and CPUs on the Scientific Compute Platform to accommodate more […]

Earlier this year, RIS Storage1 was considered a HIPAA-compliant High Assurance Collection.  Why it matters: This change means the new RIS Storage1 collection, released last September, is required for all new Globus tasks. Current guest collections using the legacy Wash U RIS Storage1 dtn1 and dtn2 collections will still work. However, they will not be considered High Assurance.

RIS is making it easier to leverage HPC resources to run scientific computing applications that process your data faster, more securely, and efficiently without knowing how to use Docker or a Job Scheduler. Our list of installed applications includes over 200 commonly used compilers, libraries, programming languages, and scientific applications used in research that are accessible via web browser or command lineinterface. Additional applications can […]

Introducing Qumulo, the new storage replacement for the RIS Data Storage Platform.  Why it matters: This new platform will provide twice the performance, reduce operational complexities, and include offsite backups and disaster recovery capabilities. General availability will occur in June, and the transition will vary depending on the research group.

From June 17 through June 24, RIS will perform maintenance to our Data Storage and Scientific Compute Platforms. During the maintenance, RIS Storage and Scientific Compute Platforms WILL NOT be available. Access to our platforms is subject to change during the maintenance window. Our storage software IBM GPFS, will be upgraded to 5 .1 .9 .3. These updates will fix […]