RCI: UC San Diego Research Cyberinfrastructure

RCI, a campus-wide initiative,
frees researchers to do research,
and is:

  • Reliable and state of the art
  • Easy to use
  • Environmentally green
  • Cost effective

RCI: Research Cyberinfrastructure


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RCI is a UCSD-sponsored program that offers campus researchers facilities, storage, data curation, computing, and networking to facilitate their research using shared cyberinfrastructure services across campus.

The RCI program is designed to provide cost-effective, reliable services which can be utilized by UCSD principal investigators in their current research efforts and incorporated in proposals for future research. In general, these services are available to researchers at a reduced cost, supplemented by the RCI program.

RCI has a number of services which are described in more detail via the links below. Some of these services are already available now in production, while other services are in pilot phase to best determine researcher requirements and appropriate business models.

RCI Services

Centralized StorageCENTRALIZED STORAGE
Centrally-administered disk storage featuring high performance, accessibility, reliability, and scalability

Colocation ServicesCOLOCATION SERVICES
Energy-efficient, centrally managed datacenter space for hosting computer equipment and related components

ComputingCOMPUTING
High-performance computing with fast interconnect, large memory options, and high I/O bandwidth for data analysis

Data CurationDATA CURATION
Consulting services that help researchers with data management plans and long-term curation of research data

NetworkingNETWORKING
An uncongested, leading-edge network that facilitates research collaborations, data exchanges, and access to the colocation facility