A new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will fund operation of the Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) virtual laboratory for the next two years and support researchers in planning a new infrastructure to replace GENI. The NSF allocated $1.7 million to the effort, called Enabling NeTwork Research and the Evolution of a Next Generation Midscale Research Infrastructure (ENTeR). The project will be jointly led by researchers from the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and their collaborators from the University of Kentucky (UK).
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Tagged ENTeR, GENI, Ilya Baldin, NSF, UNC - Chapel Hill, University of Kentucky
RENCI Named as Collaborating Institution for $3 Million Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence Pilot
Project will create a model for advising NSF’s largest scientific facilities
The National Science Foundation today named the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a collaborating institution on a $3 million pilot project to create a model and strategic plan for a Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence (CI CoE). The goal of the effort is to establish a reservoir of expertise on best cyberinfrastructure practices for the nation’s largest research facilities.
Cloudian Joins the iRODS Consortium
HyperStore Enterprise Object Storage Validated with iRODS Platform
Cloudian has joined the iRODS Consortium, the foundation that leads development and support of the integrated Rule-Oriented Data System (iRODS). Testing for HyperStore enterprise object storage with iRODS is complete, and users may now deploy the combined solution where local workflows require cost-effective, exabyte-scalable storage and ease of integration.
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Tagged Cloudian, HyperStore, iRODS, iRODS Consortium, Jason Coposky
Texas Advanced Computing Center Joins the iRODS Consortium
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), a supercomputing center that provides scientists with some of the world’s most powerful computing resources to enable discoveries, is the latest organization to join the iRODS Consortium.
TACC, based at The University of Texas at Austin, designs, deploys, and operates a wide range of high performance computing systems used by thousands of scientists each year to study problems in biology, medicine, environmental sciences, nanomaterials, astrophysics, and much more.
RENCI to Lead Two $1 Million Grants to Support Data-Intensive Scientific Research
Projects aim to improve scientific productivity and protect data from inadvertent errors
Two new $1 million awards from the National Science Foundation aim to help researchers take advantage of the latest advances in data science, networking and computation while protecting the integrity of their scientific work. The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will serve as lead institution on both projects. Read more
South Big Data Hub partners on development of new nationwide data storage network under NSF grant
The Open Storage Network will enable researchers to manage data more efficiently than ever before.
The South Big Data Hub is one of four regional big data hub partners awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the initial development of a data storage network over the next two years. A collaborative team will combine their expertise, facilities, and research challenges to develop the Open Storage Network (OSN). The OSN will enable academic researchers across the nation to work with and share their data more efficiently than ever before, according to the NSF announcement. Read more
What to expect at the 2018 iRODS User Group Meeting
Interested in iRODS? Register for the meeting at irods.org/ugm2018
DURHAM, NC – The worldwide iRODS user community will gather here June 5 – 7 for the iRODS User Group Meeting (UGM), three days of learning, sharing of use cases, and discussions of new capabilities that have been added to the integrated Rule Oriented Data System (iRODS) in the last year. Read more
Tagged data management, iRODS, UGM
Report focuses on rethinking flood analytics
Aerial photo of flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina (2005).
Floods are the most common, most frequent and most costly type of disaster in the United States. A flood-resilient nation uses state-of-the-art analytics and data tools to help reduce or eliminate fatalities, minimize disruptions and reduce economic losses, according to a new report co-authored by the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC). Read more
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iRODS Consortium continues to grow, signs on to OpenSFS
Quantum, NetApp join consortium that helps sustain the iRODS open source platform
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Two companies involved in data storage and cloud-based data services recently became the 17th and 18th members of the iRODS Consortium, the membership-based foundation that leads development and support of the integrated Rule-Oriented Data System (iRODS). Read more
Tagged BioIT World, iRODS, Lustre, OpenSFS
Tracking entrepreneurship in the Research Triangle Park and beyond
by Anne Johnson
Platform offers insights on the forces that drive regional economies
Why do businesses spread like kudzu in some places but wither on the vine in others?
It’s an important question for anyone considering where to start a new business or seeking to cultivate a strong economy for their region. But it’s not an easy question to answer. Read more
