Idaho National Laboratory (INL) provides state-of-the-art High Performance Computing (HPC) resources free of charge to research users within Idaho and beyond. INL operates the new 64,000 square foot Collaborative Computing Center (C3), which is the hub for modeling and simulation at INL with connections to Idaho’s research universities.
Visit hpc.inl.gov to learn more and request a free account.
The Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON) is Idaho’s high-speed, long-haul fiber optic network that interconnects Idaho’s educational research institutions. IRON’s Charter Associates own and operate a dedicated high-speed fiber optic network infrastructure to support Idaho’s unique research, health care, education and government needs.
Learn more about IRON at ironforidaho.net
The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data, and expertise. Access to researchers is free of charge and managed through resource allocation grants. The UI’s Northwest Knowledge Network (NKN) officially serves as the UI Campus Champion for XSEDE.
Learn more at XSEDE.org
CyVerse provides life scientists with powerful computational infrastructure to handle huge datasets and complex analyses. CyVerse provides data storage, bioinformatics tools, image analyses, cloud services and APIs. Standard resources are available to researchers free of charge, additional resources (e.g. extra storage) can be requested through an allocation increase requests process.
Learn more at cyverse.org.
figshare is a freely available public research data repository where users can make all of their research outputs available in a citable, shareable, and discoverable manner.
Learn more at figshare.org.
Open Science Framework is a cost-free, open platform that supports collaborative research, data management, and resource sharing. It is maintained by the Center for Open Science (see below).
Learn more at osf.io
Center for Open Science is a non-profit technology organization with a mission to increase the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of scientific research. COS actively develops and maintains the Open Science Framework (see above).
Find more information at cos.io.
Data Observatory Network for Earth (DataONE) is a community driven project providing access to data across multiple member repositories, supporting enhanced search and discovery of Earth and environmental data. DataONE promotes best practices in data management through responsive educational resources and materials.
The UI is a DataONE Member via the Northwest Knowledge Network (NKN).
Find out more at dataone.org