Research Data Services

The SDSC Research Data Services (RDS) division is dedicated to providing decades of technical expertise, investments in data science, and its support of data-driven research. Led by Division Director Christine Kirkpatrick and Director of Infrastructure Brian Balderston, RDS also holds a number of NSF-funded grants and Data Initiatives (see below).

RDS seeks to follow the national trend towards more data-driven and computationally-based research by offering a suite of computing services ranging from Cloud Storage and Compute platforms, Data Center Colocation, Enterprise Networking Services, Research Data Consulting, Storage Backups, Traditional NFS Storage as a service, Universal Scale Storage, UNIX and Windows System Administration, and VMware Virtualization Hosting. For more details, see our available Cyberinfrastructure Services or contact Ryan Nakashima, RDS Research Services Manager at services@sdsc.edu.

In addition to the existing Cyberinfrastructure Services above, RDS continues to expand its service portfolio to custom compute solutions, large-scale high-performance storage, data management tool development, and exploration of other CI services to meet emerging research computing needs.

Data Initiatives

Analysis Platforms

Upcoming

  • Sep272023

    Azure OpenAI for Research Webinar hosted by CloudBank

    The CloudBank project is hosting a webinar on OpenAI with Microsoft -- please join us to hear a quick introduction to CloudBank, get an overview of OpenAI from the Microsoft team, hear from one of our CloudBank researchers, and then have an opportunity to ask questions.

    This event will be held remotely.

  • Oct3-112023

    Fall 2023: Quarterly Mini-Workshop on HPC CI Onboarding for the UCSD Research Community

    The mini-workshop is designed to provide the UCSD research community with a streamlined pathway to swiftly engage with the Expanse cluster for their scientific endeavors. Collaboratively organized by Research IT and SDSC, this workshop series offers participants the opportunity to start using the Expanse cluster through the Campus Champions allocation, while benefiting from comprehensive training resources and expert guidance provided by SDSC.

    Location: SDSC Auditorium at UC San Diego and remote

Training Catalog

Online training classes and workshops are recorded to enable the skills development necessary to use SDSC resources. The following list of previously recorded events offers users an opportunity to train at their own pace and schedule.