WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services’ mission is to facilitate the discovery of knowledge and enhance educational opportunities by providing secure, sustainable, scalable, and integrated research technology services in a collaborative and diverse environment.

Why RIS? – Researchers at WashU are encouraged to use RIS to streamline their work, boost performance, ensure data security, and foster collaboration with ease, all while focusing on groundbreaking discoveries and quality research. Explore the full benefits of using RIS.


Your future in data storage

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.

Omero is now available on RIS

OMERO is a modern client-server software platform for visualizing, managing, and annotating scientific image data. It is available on the RIS Platform for WashU researchers at no additional cost besides the storage cost for the images uploaded or imported into OMERO. It’s built for research institutions like WashU to handle, securely store, and share large […]

14
Sep

protocols.io: Tips and Tricks

September 14, 2026
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
30
Sep