Research Computing and Data Management Resources

The University of Texas at Austin offers comprehensive research computing and data management resources for its research community. These resources are managed by several campus units, including the Information Security Office, IT Services, UT Libraries, and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). Some services are free, and others are provided as fee-for-service. More information about available research computing and data management resources and services can be found at the links below, or by contacting the appropriate concierge in the following table.

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Campus Research Computing and Data Management Contacts

NameUnitExpertise
Cam BeasleyISOCentral IT Services
Security
Michael ShenskyUT LibrariesData Management
Data Management Planning
Data Preservation/Archive
Data Sharing and Publication
Chris OwanIT ServicesCentral IT Services
Research Computation (VM)
Data Storage
TACCTACCResearch Computation (HPC)
Software and Applications
Data Storage
Data Visualization

­Campus Research Computing and Data Management Resources

Central IT Services for UT Researchers

Research Computation and High Performance Computing (HPC)

Software (coding, analytics, development) and Applications

Data Security

The UT Austin Information Security Office (ISO) provides services that can benefit active research projects, all free of charge. Some of these services are provided at the central infrastructure level; others can be requested via https://forms.security.utexas.edu/engagement_requests/engagement, including:

  • intrusion detection monitoring
  • data exfiltration monitoring
  • proactive vulnerability detection and remediation
  • in-depth penetration testing of logical and physical security systems
  • in-depth code reviews
  • vulnerability and unit risk assessments

Data Security resources: 

Data Visualization

TACC data visualization resources:

Data Storage (storage for data that needs to be accessed or shared persistently)

Data Preservation and Archive

Data Sharing and Publication

Data Management and Data Management Planning

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