Hummingbird Open-Access Cluster
A Linux-based high-performance computing (HPC) system supporting a broad range of research activities at UC Santa Cruz.
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Features
- Accelerates research by enabling powerful, fast computer processing for complex scientific problems and massive data analysis
- High performance resources available to users
- User friendly software catalog: Easily use a curated selection of scientific tools and applications for flexible, efficient workflows
- Open access: Promotes interdisciplinary research and equal opportunities for all users
- Active support: Includes virtual office hours, guidance, troubleshooting help, and comprehensive documentation
- Scalable computing: Suitable for both small projects and large parallel workloads, meeting diverse research needs
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Support
- Hummingbird documentation and tutorials
- Hummingbird office hours
- Learn more about Hummingbird in the ITS Knowledge Base
Cost
Hummingbird is provided at no cost. Researchers can purchase additional hardware for priority access to Hummingbird.
Requirements
- Requires an active CruzID and use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
- Not approved for the use of Protection Level 3 (P3) data or Protection Level 4 (P4) data, including PII, HIPAA, FISMA or any other Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
- Hummingbird does not backup user data. Users should safeguard their data by making frequent backups to non-Hummingbird locations
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