Library Guides: Research Data Management: Using UChicago Computing Resources

High Performance Computing

Midway
The Midway high performance computing cluster forms the core of the Research Computing Center's advanced computing infrastructure. It is expandable by research partners through the Cluster Partnership Program.

The University of Chicago Research Computing Center (RCC) provides high-end research computing resources to researchers at the University of Chicago.

Data Visualization
RCC, in partnership with the University of Chicago Library, has developed a Data Visualization Laboratory in the Kathleen A. Zar Room. The room is currently equipped with two projector systems, one for 2D and one for passive stereoscopic 3D. Also provided are high quality tools for analysis of research data, large screen visualization, education, and interactive and remote visualization in the context of supporting research on campus.
Storage
Midway provides a high-performance storage system for scratch space and a high-capacity storage area for persistent data (where home and project directories are hosted). Data residing in either storage silo are accessible from all RCC compute nodes.
Software
The Research Computing Center has experience using a wide range of software packages, compilers, programming languages and has expertise with specialized software in some fields.
Workshops & Training
RCC provides workshops and training on a wide variety of high-performance computing topics.
RCC Scientific Consultants
RCC scientific consultants can help you learn how to port and compile your code, submit jobs, develop custom workflows to manage hundreds or thousands of calculations, and take advantage of other heavily hands-on workshops offered by our staff in areas of their expertise.

Data Center

Physical Server Hosting
Physical Server Hosting provides physical space in a data center, environmental (power and cooling) control and monitoring, racking and stacking of equipment, and access control to the physical site.

IT Services provides server hosting to the University community

Virtual Server Hosting
IT Services offers Virtual Server Hosting to the University community, with all underlying hardware residing in the IT Services data center.

Transferring Data

Globus Online
Globus enables you to move, sync, and share your data using just a web browser.

Moving large amounts of data between your laptop, lab server, campus computing cluster, and supercomputing facility can be a challenge. Globus Online is a tool developed by the UChicago Computation Institute to transfer data quickly, securely, and reliably.