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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS is Amazon’s public cloud platform. AWS offers a large collection of services, which includes platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and managed database service capabilities. All AWS subscriptions are set up by IT@JH. If you would like to request an AWS subscription, please fill out our RIT Intake form.
learn MoreARCH & JHU Rockfish
ARCH & JHU Rockfish
The Advanced Research Computing at Hopkins (ARCH) –formerly known as MARCC– is a shared computing facility at Johns Hopkins University that enables research, discovery, and learning, relying on the use and development of advanced computing.
Learn MoreCrunchr
Crunchr
A collaborative data science platform based on the leading data science platform, Jupyter. This environment comes packed with support for Python and R within JupyterLab and RStudio. For security purposes, Crunchr platform can only be reached from the Safe Desktop. Go to Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Analytics Platform (PMAP) Cookbook for detailed instructions on how to get to the Crunchr website.
Learn moreDISCOVERY (HPC)
DISCOVERY (HPC)
DISCOVERY is a general-purpose high-performance computing cluster (HPC) housed at the Johns Hopkins Mount Washington Data Center in Baltimore Maryland. Research-focused DISCOVERY HPC is PHI compliant for both analysis and storage and a future compliance target environment of NIST 800-171. The cluster is managed by the JH Research IT (RIT) group in collaboration with Cloud & Virtualization Services, and JH Engineering Services.
DISCOVERY resources are free through FY25 with a subsidized cost model forthcoming.
JHPCE
JHPCE
The Joint High Performance Computing Exchange(JHPCE) is a fee-for-service core, High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility in the Department of Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. It is a collaborative effort between Biostatistics and the Computational Biology & Research Computing group in the department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.
learn moreMicrosoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
Azure is Microsoft’s public cloud platform. Azure offers a large collection of services, which includes platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and managed database service capabilities. All Azure subscriptions are set up by IT@JH. If you would like to request an Azure subscription, please fill out our RIT Intake form.
Learn MOreSAFER & SAFE Desktop
SAFER & SAFE Desktop
The SAFER (Secure Analytic Framework Environment for Research) Research Virtual Desktop and SAFE (Secure Analytic Framework Environment) Desktop are designed to empower researchers, enhance collaboration with internal and external researchers, and accelerate scientific discovery. Whether you’re analyzing protected data, conducting simulations, or collaborating with colleagues, SAFER and SAFE Desktop provide a secure and efficient Windows workspace.