Research Computing | Cyberinfrastructure

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Penn State provides researchers and faculty with a variety of services and tools to aid their research. Here you will find a catalog of all technologies, platforms, and services available at Penn State in the areas of Research Computing, Research Cyberinfrastructure, and Research Data.

For guidance on how to utilize any combination of these resources to accomplish a research goal, contact the Associate CIO for Research.

Frequently Requested

Computing

Cloud computing, high-performance computing, private cloud services, and more.

Concierge and Consulting

Concierge, consulting, advising, support, help, and assistance services, ranging from in-person consultative technical advice to automated online support.

Research Data

Resources for data storage, sharing, discovery, and archiving; archival storage, data commons, Databrary, and Scholarsphere are just a few.

Storage and Backups

Storage and Backup solutions, including: Roar, OneDrive, PASS, Crashplan.

All Service Categories

Accounts

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), User Managed Groups, WebAccess, Penn State Accounts, and more.

Administrative and Business

Research Information Systems (e.g., CATS, SIMS), HR Systems (e.g., WorkLion), Research Database (PURE), myResearch Portal, and more.

Advanced Technical Services

Build and secure your large data: IT security, computational science, system administration, architecture, and engineering.

Animal Research Administration

Services relevant to animal research.

Communications and Collaboration

Yammer, Zoom, and RCCI Announcements facilitate communications in support of research.

Computing

Cloud computing, high-performance computing, private cloud services, and more.

Concierge and Consulting

Concierge, consulting, advising, support, help, and assistance services, ranging from in-person consultative technical advice to automated online support.