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.
The future of scientific computing at WashU
The RIS team is actively working on the delivery, installation, and configuration of hardware from each vendor. This is crucial in ensuring our cluster infrastructure meets Compute2’s highest performance, security, and reliability standards. We anticipate that early adopters will have access to the cluster around February 2025.
Globus Third-Party Cloud-Hosted Collections are Available
Researchers can now request the use of Globus third-party hosted collections (cloud connectors), which provide a uniform interface for accessing, moving, and sharing data across cloud storage services such as Box and Amazon S3. Why it matters: Globus third-party cloud-hosted collections enable secure, efficient, and scalable data transfers, sharing, and managing cloud-stored data. This makes it easier […]