IT@JH Research IT provides comprehensive IT solutions to support the critical work of the Johns Hopkins research community.
Understanding the unique challenges faced by investigators, IT@JH offers innovative, secure, and cost-effective IT solutions designed with research in mind.
From computing infrastructure to study and data management platforms to solution pattern development and guidance, IT@JH empowers investigators with the necessary tools to excel in their field of inquiry.
Supporting Investigators Throughout the Research Lifecycle
IT@JH’s Research IT services provide investigators with vetted technology platforms and applications for every phase of the research lifecycle. From planning to analysis to sharing and preserving findings, IT@JH offers researchers:
- Modern, appropriately scaled IT infrastructure services (network, storage, computing, data)
- Tools to integrate and collaborate across various research resources and projects
- Compliance with complex sponsor privacy and information security requirements (such as NIST and HIPAA/PHI requirements)
- Support for contribution to open science and knowledge dissemination, as well as regulated research protection
PLANNING
During the planning phase of research projects, IT@JH supports researchers by providing technology and data consultations, letters of support and documentation, architecture design and exploration of solutions, and connecting investigators with partner teams for administrative requirements, compliance, and library services.
ANALYSIS
During the active conduct and analysis phase of research projects, IT@JH provides researchers with comprehensive, secure and robust technical systems and services for data, storage, computation, and analysis. These services include high-performance computing clusters, research-focused virtual desktops, research-conformant storage tiers, cloud services deployment, and data configuration and curation.
SHARING & PRESERVATION
During the sharing and preservation phase, IT@JH assists researchers with research-conformant tools and devices to store and transfer data and code, and by connecting them with partners across the Johns Hopkins enterprise to archive and disseminate their findings. These partners include the Johns Hopkins Research Data Repository, the Public Access Submission System (PASS) and other Sheridan Libraries Data Services, and the Johns Hopkins Welch Medical Library.
