21 Facilities:

From collaboration spaces and solar panels to tornado-proof bunkers for our supercomputers and comfy, creative places for our students, UITS facilities boast state-of-the-art resources and experiences.

Our exceptional, highly secure IT facilities are essential to IU’s success in attracting millions of dollars in federal research grants and private contracts.

Cyberinfrastructure Building (CIB), IU Bloomington 

The CIB is the home of the Office of the Vice President for IT and CIO, housing the majority of UITS staff at IU Bloomington. The 123,000-square-foot building features a collaborative, open-space office design, numerous spaces for teleconferencing, 36 focus booths for meetings and private discussions, and abundant soft- and bar-style seating to encourage community and informal work throughout the building. The CIB is home to the GlobalNOC’s fully redundant network operations center, with the other in the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex at IUPUI—to ensure uninterrupted services in case of an outage at either site.  It is the greenest building on the IU Bloomington campus, earning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

IU Data Center  

The state-of-the-art IU Data Center in Bloomington provides a robust and well-secured environment for housing IU’s valuable IT assets, including its supercomputers and administrative data. The 90,000-square-foot reinforced-concrete bunker is designed to withstand flooding, power outages, and even an EF5 tornado (that’s winds above 200 mph).

In 2019, the Data Center was upgraded with additional power and cooling to accommodate state-of-the-art cyberinfrastructure as well as room for future expansion.

Informatics and Communications Technology Complex (ICTC), IUPUI  

Thanks to a major renovation in 2019, the ICTC now has a more modern environment with natural light, clean lines, and openness. The 207,000-square-foot space, which spans five floors, includes more windows, glass walls, collaborative spaces, new kitchens, lounges, and a gleaming new GlobalNOC. That’s great news to the 350 university, grant-supported, and contracted staffers who make it their work home as well as to UITS government partners and corporate clients who often visit our facilities. 

Idea Garden  

IUPUI’s Idea Garden offers a comfortable place for students to work and collaborate using emerging technologies. The colorful, fun space is anchored by a huge monitor wall and is outfitted with the latest tech for personal and professional growth, including 3D printers, high-performance PCs, VR headsets, Dell Canvas touchscreen workspaces, Microsoft Surface computers, and an IQ-Wall touchscreen video display.  

The Idea Garden also provides a venue for learning, growth, and connection, hosting activities and events supporting the educational mission of IUPUI and offering opportunities for students to connect with technologists, entrepreneurs, and businesspeople from Indianapolis and beyond.