As a researcher at IU, why might I want a TeraGrid account?
Indiana University is a resource provider and partner in the TeraGrid, funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) as a flagship effort to create a national cyberinfrastructure. If you are a researcher at IU, you already have access to Big Red, one of the largest supercomputers connected to the TeraGrid. Still, you might benefit from having a TeraGrid account for many reasons, including the following:
- Because many large supercomputers are connected to the TeraGrid,
having a TeraGrid account allows you to run jobs simultaneously on Big
Red and other supercomputers, and get your work done more quickly.
- If you have a TeraGrid account, you can use supercomputers at
other universities if IU's systems are not in operation because of
planned or unplanned outages.
- Resources (funded by NSF) are available to provide consulting and programming help to TeraGrid users that are not available to those who are not TeraGrid users. These resources can be considerable (up to one person-year working on your project), and are available at no direct cost to you.
This document was developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0503697 to the University of Chicago and subcontracted to Indiana University. Additional support was provided by IU through its participation in the TeraGrid, which is supported by the NSF under Grants No. 0833618, SCI451237, SCI535258, and SCI504075. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
Last modified on September 16, 2008.
