Introduction

Research Technologies, a division of University Information Technology Services (UITS) and a center in the IU Pervasive Technology Institute, develops, delivers, and supports advanced technology solutions that enable new possibilities in research, scholarly endeavors, and creative activity at Indiana University and beyond.

RT provides services that benefit those in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology. We offer expert consulting, compute and storage resources, and research software, as well as visualization and data services, to meet researchers’ needs. RT complements these efforts with education and technology translation activities to improve the quality of life for people in the IU community, state of Indiana, the nation, and the world.

Research Technologies support

We provide A to Z services in five major categories. No matter the tool, service, or support application, our goal is to benefit the entire IU community.

  • Compute & storage resources: Enabling fast calculations, advanced simulations, and massive secure storage
  • Expert consulting: Connecting researchers with software, computing, tools, and other resources to advance their work
  • Research software: Delivering tools for analytics and big data research; distributing stat/numerical and open-source software
  • Visualization & data services: Promoting interactive models, virtual and augmented reality, advanced digital arts and media, and secure data analysis
  • Training & outreach: Connecting researchers with the services they need to reach discovery through targeted training, seminars, workshops, and tours

Key numbers for RT in fiscal year (FY) 2020

  • Grant dollars supported by RT: $351,632,947
  • Grant dollars for all IU: $854,478,824
  • Departments supported: 181

User status comparisons

The table below indicates an increase in individuals using RT high performance computing (HPC) systems from 2008 to 2019 and a breakdown of those user groups. The left column contains user categories, years are listed in the top row, the number of users in each category per year are shown in the cells. Total users for each year are located in the bottom row and total users for each category are shown in the far right column. The grand total of HPC users between 2008 and 2019 is 5,299.

Totals 383 437 495 500 459 658 774 927 1,326 1,535 1,644 1,733 5,299
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Totals
Graduate 88 127 178 209 223 325 383 445 689 759 652 482 2,026
Undergraduate 2 4 8 28 39 41 50 58 120 240 296 414 896
Faculty 79 102 110 99 113 150 165 188 243 285 301 328 802
Affiliate 31 20 21 31 18 43 49 106 126 118 135 169 487
Staff 47 65 64 74 42 57 63 92 128 152 221 284 698
Group Account 14 25 23 20 17 28 29 30 44 42 52 47 136
TeraGrid/XSEDE 88 88 83 42 21 33 62 26 19 8 4 280
Other 42 18 25 23 4 3 2 8 7 3 14 26 140

License

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