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.
Improving performance & increasing security
This month, Washington University in St. Louis is embarking on a major network upgrade. It will replace outdated routers and switches with cutting-edge technology designed to significantly enhance the network’s capacity, speed, and reliability. Why it matters: The modernization will deliver a 10-fold increase in bandwidth, meeting the university’s growing academic and research demands. These improvements […]
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 […]