Cloud Services
The University of Chicago provides access to cloud environments in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
Benefits of the cloud include agility to spin up resources quickly, elasticity for scaling resources up or down as needed, and access to a growing number of services and technologies, such as those for analytics, machine learning, compute, storage, development, content delivery, storage, and much more.
IT Services can help you get started, whether it’s for research, teaching, or Unit IT work. Contact us to get started.
Benefits of using the University Cloud Environments
- Log in to the cloud securely using your University credentials with 2FA
- Easily manage access using the University’s group access management tool
- Make use of University agreements with vendors for potential discounts
- Additional threat monitoring and protections
- Access to University cloud provider technical contacts
Cloud Services Uses
- Research
Would your research benefit from the scalability, elasticity, and resources available in the cloud? We can help set up a foundation for setting up your cloud account and point you to resources to learn more about how to take advantage of large-scale computation, big data, machine learning, and other pay-only-for-use cloud resources.
- Teaching
Would your students benefit from flexible, cloud-based content and programs in easy-to-launch environments using labs and compute resources? Our cloud providers offer several options for educators.
- IT Partners
Would your department benefit from the scalability, cheap storage, and flexible compute power and other resources available in the cloud? Use centralized, secure, system administration to deploy and manage your cloud resources.