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The Core Computational Facility (CCF) at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) is responsible for providing a secure, stable, and manageable infrastructure supporting data-intensive research. The CCF is embarking on a mission to deliver sophisticated applications requiring high-performance computing infrastructure; a broad set of embedded, maintained, and ready-to-use national/international databases (-omic, text, image and other); and a cadre of application development specialists. Combined, these components enable basic and clinical biomedical researchers and transdisciplinary scientists to quickly and effectively translate even the most computationally intense ideas into solutions, which are then made widely available via the web to a broad base of users.
Important Support Information
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Server (dedicated and shared/virtual) hosting
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High-performance computing
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Storage and backup
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Database hosting
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Building and supporting unique information technology systems
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Application development, maintenance, and deployment
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Data support
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Enabling services to support research collaborations
Important Support Information
Facilities
VBI computing facilities include three data centers spanning a total of 3700 square feet. Current computing resources offer over 2600 processor cores and 10 TB RAM distributed over 250 servers and high performance clusters. Storage capacities include over 1 PB of disk and 3 PB of tape, expandable to 50 PB. Our data centers are also home to a storage area network (SAN) ensuring reliability and high-speed data access. Access is further enhanced through high-speed Gigabit Ethernet connectivity between desktops and our data centers with High-speed paths to the Internet via Network Virginia and Internet2. Solutions developed by the Computing Core at VBI are modular and scalable while maintaining priority focus on data integrity and redundant power/cooling resources.
Major new initiatives
The CCF is embarking on a mission to bring sophisticated applications requiring high performance computing infrastructure; a broad set of embedded, maintained, and ready-to-use national/international databases (-omic, text, image and other); and a cadre of application development specialists. Combined, these components enable basic and clinical biomedical researchers and transdisciplinary scientists to quickly and effectively translate even the most computationally intense ideas into solutions, which are then made widely available via the web to a broad base of users.
VBI’s CCF will have resources available to bring biomedical researchers, transdisciplinary scientists, and information technologists together to more effectively and efficiently solve a wide range of problems. A critical component of our cyberinfrastructure is the ability to bridge this gap and create solid solutions to the problems posed to the Institute.
What can we do for you?
For more information: ccf@vbi.vt.edu , 540-231-2101
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