Some of the IT facilities available to the research community include:

• High Performance Computing Cluster
• Linux support and provision of standardised Linux Desktop OS
• Software and website design and development
• Subversion and Trac services
• UK eScience Certificates
• Access Grid

The service also provides advice and support on a range of IT and computing issues relating to research including specialist hardware and software requirements, technical liaison and assistance with IT based funding and grant applications.

Primary services provided by Research Computing consist of:

• The provision and support of the High Performance Computing cluster, which provides high performance and high throughput computing facilities to the UEA research community.  The HPC service provides access to processing facilities consisting of high performance compute nodes; parallel processing facilities; large memory systems; and high availability storage.
• The local Registration Authority (RA) for e-Science Certification, issuing digital certificates to members of e-Science projects allowing them to use Grid resources both inside the UK and in international collaborations.
• Specialist desktop support including the provision and support of a standardised specialist Linux desktop that conforms to UEA security and authentication standards.  Specialist Linux support available for the University of East Anglia research community.
• Provision and support of bespoke software for instrument control and data collection, database applications and dynamic websites.
• Provision and support of a Subversion and Trac services, providing version control, project management and bug-tracking functionality.
• The provision of assistance, advice and support on a range of IT and computing issues relating to research.  This may include: IT and computing requirements for research projects; specialist IT support service for researchers; contact information and/or liaising with other ISD teams, university community based experts or vender software/hardware experts; research storage and storage security requirements.
• Assistance and advice on IT based grant application and funding, including national HPC costing and UEA HPC fEC.

The Research Computing Service is primarily intended for use by the University of East Anglia research community, with some limited use where appropriate for undergraduate projects and teaching and collaborative research use with external institutes such as the Norwich Research Park.

A full service level description for Research Computing Services can be downloaded (UEA only)