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CIROH Research CyberInfrastructure Update

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Arpita Patel
Arpita Patel

We're excited to share some recent developments and updates from CIROH's Research CyberInfrastructure team:

Cloud Infrastructure​

  • CIROH's Google Cloud Account is now fully operational and managed by our team. You can find more information here.
  • We're in the process of migrating our 2i2c JupyterHub to CIROH's Google Cloud account.
  • We've successfully deployed the Google BigQuery API (developed by BYU and Google) for NWM data in our cloud. To access this API, please contact us at ciroh-it-admin@ua.edu. Please refer to NWM BigQuery API to learn more.

Support and Services​

  • Monthly AWS office hours are ongoing. For more details on how to join, email us at ciroh-it-admin@ua.edu.
  • We provided IT support for the Summer Institute 2024, REU students, and team leads this summer.
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Security Enhancements​

  • New security features have been added to our CIROH-UA GitHub repository to prevent commits containing sensitive information.
  • We've updated our AWS best practices, particularly regarding key management. If your project uses CIROH AWS resources, please review these updates at AWS Best Practices.

Resources and Access​

  • For external IT resources needed for your projects, check out NSF Access Allocations here.
  • GPU allocation is now available on CIROH's 2i2c JupyterHub. To request access, please fill out this form.
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For more information on our services, please refer to our services page.

We're continually working to improve our IT infrastructure and support. If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to us at ciroh-it-admin@ua.edu.