Computing Services Overview

For help regarding computing and data at CCPR please contact the:

CCPR Helpdesk

  • Computing Support

    CCPR’s Data and Computing Core, teaming up with the Social Sciences Center for Education, Research & Technology (SSCERT), provides CCPR with total computing system support including:

    • Data/Computing Consultation and Assistance
    • Network Research Computing Solutions
    • Secure Data Enclave Support and Maintenance

  • Consultation and Assistance

    • Writing data security proposals to acquire restricted data sets, guidance for restricted data acquisition.
    • Assistance in preparing computing aspects of proposals.
    • Developing dedicated computing resources for your projects.
    • Systems and data troubleshooting.
    • Computing budget planning.

  • Network Research Computing Solutions

    Bear Force One (BF1)

    • CCPR’s secure data environment you can remotely connect from anywhere.
    • Robust, enterprise solution for our research affiliates to completing their projects and overcoming limitations to personal computing.
    • Provides a cluster of session host servers with high end processors and large amounts of memory, available for computation and debugging.
    • Windows desktop interface, hosting the latest licensed data science and statistical tools such Stata/MP, SAS, ArcGIS Pro & many others.
    • Works in parallel with the DataDen, our secured, on-premise NAS solution.
    • For more information, please visit our BF1 FAQ page.

    The DataDen

    • Our centralized, mountable storage solution designed for our research affiliates.
    • Providing file shares through multiple storage protocols, ensuring compatibility for authorized Windows, Apple and Linux workstations.
    • Authorized affiliates are provided access to efficiently manage and safeguard individual and group data, in addition to serving as a repository for restricted datasets.
    • Network-based storage system that works in conjunction with Bear Force One on our 10GbE fabric environment.
    • For more information, please visit our DataDen FAQ page.

           High Performance Cluster Computing (Hoffman2)

  • CCPR Secure Data Enclave

    CCPR’s Secure Data Enclave (SDE) provides a secure air gapped environment with which to store and work on restricted datasets. In-depth information regarding the SDE and restricted data support can be found here.