Research
Cloud computing opens a vast array of options for higher education research groups and professionals. Get access to cloud service provider’s library of resources for compute and storage that meet your research’s specific criteria. Scale up or down depending on your research needs, and allow critical infrastructure to be managed by cloud professionals.
Benefits of creating cloud environment for research through IT Services
- Security-first cloud environments
- Discounts available through agreements with cloud providers
- Local expertise for cloud security and cloud architecture
- Reduce time-to-science
- Scale up or down cloud resources to meet your research needs
- Access to subject matter experts at cloud providers
Cloud Provider Comparison
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Benefits |
Access to local and AWS technical experts. We can connect researchers with AWS experts to assist working with and understanding AWS cloud resources. |
Connect with Google experts for your research needs by leveraging University of Chicago relationships with Google. |
Discuss Azure capabilities and resources with local and Microsoft experts. Our knowledge of Azure along with our Microsoft relationships allow for comprehensive support using Azure. |
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Credits, Grants, and Awards |
Utilize AWS offers for credits and awards or research |
Google Cloud offers research grants and credits for researchers |
Azure credits and awards for research |
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More information |
Review additional information for AWS resources |
See what resources Google Cloud offers to advance your research |
Understand how Azure resources and help you research |
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Get started |
Please note: These three services are approved for use up to SRDS low protection level. For more information, view the Secure Research Data Usage Guide.