Johns Hopkins IT Develops New AI Transcription Service for Research
Research IT Solutions designed a new AI Transcription Service to meet an increasing need for a convenient and approved transcription solution for investigators.
Research IT Sunsets Port 22 Access to DISCOVERY HPC via SAFE Desktop
March 31, 2026 | As a part of our continued efforts to enhance the security of our regulated computing environment, we have updated the way users connect to the DISCOVERY high-performance computing (HPC) cluster.
SAFESTOR Globus Access Request Form is now live!
February 13, 2026 | We are excited to announce the launch of the new SAFESTOR (Research NAS) - Globus Access Request form, a service offered through Research IT.
2025 Research IT Holiday Closure
December 10, 2025 | In alignment with the Johns Hopkins University academic calendar, Research IT will be unavailable from December 24 to January 1 for service provisioning, onboarding, and non-urgent issues.
IT@JH Research IT Environment Now Compliant with NIST SP 800-171!
May 13, 2025 | We are happy to announce that the IT@JH Research IT environment is now compliant with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-171 information security standard.
Successful migration and sunset of Phoenix High-Performance Cluster (PHPC)
The Phoenix High-Performance Computing (PHPC) workloads and users were recently migrated to DISCOVERY HPC.
SAFER Desktop – Windows 11 Upgrade!
We’re thrilled to announce that SAFER will be upgraded to Windows 11 on Thursday, December 19 with minimal disruption.
SAFESTOR Request Form is Live!
We are excited to announce the launch of the new SAFESTOR Storage Request Form, a service offered through Research IT.
Upcoming Research IT Holiday Closure!
From December 24 to January 2, Research IT will be unavailable for service provisioning, onboarding or non-urgent issues.
SAFE Desktop – Windows 11 Upgrade!
We’re thrilled to announce that SAFE Desktop will be upgraded to Windows 11 on Sunday, December 8 during scheduled maintenance, with minimal disruption.
DISCOVERY (Research HPC) is Live!
New High Performance Cluster (HPC) for the research is now available.
AWS (Amazon Web Services) is now PHI/PII compliant!
AWS has recently signed a contract with Johns Hopkins, and is now PHI and PII compliant.