What do you need for your research today?
Find the right place to run your work, keep your data, and get help from the Research Computing team.
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Six common starting points. Each one walks you to the right service, what it is for, and how to ask for it.
Run jobs on a cluster
Batch simulations, pipelines and GPU work on the campus cluster or national systems.
Compare compute >Store and share lab data
Working storage, collaboration space and long-term archive, and which fits which data.
Compare storage >Work with sensitive data
Protection levels P1 to P4, data security plans, and controlled environments.
Security basics >Use the cloud and AI tools
Ursa Major on Google Cloud, campus AI tools, and when cloud is the right choice.
Cloud and AI >Plan a grant
Facilities text, budgeting guidance and how to ask for a consultation on your proposal.
Grant toolkit >Learn the basics
First login, Linux and Slurm, workshops and weekly office hours.
Get started >Every service, side by side
Filter by what you need. Each card says what it is for, who can use it, and which published terms apply.
HPCC cluster
The campus shared cluster for batch jobs, MPI, pipelines and GPU work, scheduled with Slurm. Lab subscription.
Ursa Major (Google Cloud)
AI model access, exotic hardware not available on campus, and archive storage. Other cloud work as recharged projects.
NSF ACCESS
National allocations on NSF-funded systems, by application. We can help you apply.
NAIRR Pilot
The National AI Research Resource pilot: competitive allocations for AI research.
NRP Nautilus
A shared Kubernetes platform for research and education, run by the National Research Platform.
OSG / OSPool
Distributed high-throughput computing for many small, independent jobs.
Cloud accounts (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Your own cloud account under the University of California agreements, billed to your funds through ITS.
CephRDS
On-campus project storage for lab data, instruments and sequencing libraries, with S3 access.
HPCC storage (GPFS)
Fast parallel storage attached to the cluster, for data being actively computed on.
Cloud archive (Ursa Major)
Long-term cloud archive for data you must keep but rarely read. Eligibility and limits apply.
Google Drive and OneDrive
Campus collaboration storage for documents, manuscripts and small files. Managed by ITS.
Secure research enclave
A controlled cloud environment for NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 work, after review, an approved data security plan and training.
Consulting and facilitation
Talk through a project, a grant, a data plan or a stuck workflow with the team. Office hours weekly.
Lab system administration (RCSAS)
Design and administration of lab-owned clusters and research servers, under an MOU.
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Four things every researcher should know
Short, plain answers. Each links to the policy or rate sheet that governs it.
Your data has a protection level
UC classifies information P1 to P4. The level decides where it may be stored and processed.
Some services carry a recharge
Rates come from published rate sheets. The sheet in force when you are billed is the one that applies.
Shared systems have fair-use limits
Quotas, queues and priorities protect everyone, and can change as demand changes.
Backups are not archives
Know which storage is backed up, which is not, and how long you are required to keep your data.
From first question to first job
Tell us what you do
Your field, your data, and what you want to run.
Check your data
Confirm its protection level and any agreements attached to it.
Pick a service
We suggest options; you choose with the terms in front of you.
Get access
Your PI approves, accounts are created, a funding source is set if needed.
Run and learn
First-login guides, workshops and office hours.
Popular guides
Step-by-step articles. Each shows when it was last reviewed.