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.
Nextflow, your key to seamless and scalable computing workflows
Introducing Nextflow, widely used for its flexibility, scalability, and ease of use in managing and running complex analyses involving large datasets supporting Docker containers. RIS now supports it and makes it available for use on compute1-client nodes. Use the Nextflow documentation to learn how to run on the cluster. Nextflow provides a scripting language that allows […]
Boosting performance and stability
RIS is thrilled to share exciting news about our recent storage software upgrade to IBM GPFS 5.1.8. These vendor-provided updates bring numerous fixes to the RIS storage environment, including resolving SMB disconnects and AFM sync issues while enhancing performance, security, and reliability. Why it matters: This upgrade will positively impact the user experience on the RIS Storage platform […]