Improving regional cyberinfrastructure services through collaboration: Cyberteam for the Rocky mountain advanced computing Consortium

Andrew J. Monaghan, Brett Milash, Tobin Magle, Thomas Hauser, Thomas E. Cheatham, Patrick J. Burns, Shelley Knuth, Anita M. Orendt, Suzi White, Dawn Paschal, H. J. Siegel, Timothy Kaiser, Andrew M. Johnson, Becky Yeager

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Abstract

Advances in the volume, diversity, and complexity of research data and associated workflows requires enhanced capabilities to access, secure, reuse, process, analyze, understand, curate, share, and preserve data. To address this need at the regional level the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and the University of Utah formed a “Cyberteam” in 2017 to provide cyberinfrastructure (CI) support to researchers at institutions in the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC) encompassing states across the Intermountain West. The Cyberteam is comprised of CI professionals across the three institutions who collaborate closely, sharing expertise and resources. Since its establishment, the Cyberteam has worked to broaden accessibility and options for computing, storage, and data publishing for RMACC researchers; enhance training on data- and workflow-oriented topics; improve engagement with researchers using CI; and better understand user needs and challenges. One key accomplishment has been the development of a series of focus group and survey instruments to achieve better understanding the CI needs and challenges of researchers across a diverse spectrum of disciplines. This paper provides an overview of the RMACC Cyberteam’s objectives, accomplishments, challenges, and future direction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing
Subtitle of host publicationRise of the Machines (Learning), PEARC 2019
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450372275
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 28 2019
Event2019 Conference on Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing: Rise of the Machines (Learning), PEARC 2019 - Chicago, United States
Duration: Jul 28 2019Aug 1 2019

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference2019 Conference on Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing: Rise of the Machines (Learning), PEARC 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period07/28/1908/1/19

Keywords

  • Cyberinfrastructure facilitation
  • High performance computing
  • Workflows

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