UF: Happy New Year from Research Computing!

The message below is from the UF Research Computing email list, which anyone can subscribe to here.


Last year was a busy year for Research Computing—one that brought a new data center, a faster research network and connection to the Internet, and the launch of HiPerGator. The staff of Research Computing is not resting there. For 2014, we will continue to innovate and provide the services needed to support a top 10 public research university. The coming months will see new Dropbox-like storage options, Globus data transfer tools, application virtualization, and more. We hope you are as excited about these new research tools as we are in bringing them to you. As always, we are here to support your research computing needs, please contact us to discuss your needs and how we can help advance your research.
Research Computing Training:
If your New Year’s Resolutions included advancing your research by employing the largest supercomputer in the state of Florida, here’s your chance to learn how to effectively make use of the resources at Research Computing. We’ll kick off the Spring 2014 training series with information geared toward beginning users and build up throughout the semester. Unless otherwise announced, all training sessions will be on Thursdays at 12:50 in NPB 2205.
What: Research Computing Training
When: Thursday, January 9th at 12:50
Where: NPB, Room 2205
Topic: UF Research Computing: An Introduction and Getting Started
This session will provide a general overview of UF Research Computing and basic usage of HiPerGator. It is intended for new users.

  • January 23rd: An Introduction to the Linux Command Line
  • January 30th: HiPerGator: Running Jobs and Submission Scripts
  • February 13th: Galaxy Overview: The Basics
  • February 20th: Next Generation Sequencing Data Techniques: Reference-Based Mapping and de Novo Assembly

If you are unable to attend in person, sessions are broadcast with Adobe Connect. Please reply to Matt Gitzendanner for a link to the broadcast site.
Research Computing News:
Research Computing is growing! We’d like to welcome our two newest employees: Larry Oshins and Hector del Risco, who are both systems administrators who will assist in managing our growing physical infrastructure.
Matt Gitzendanner
Research Computing