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Office of Information Technology

Research Computing and Data

Research Computing and Data (RCD) is focused on improving research computing and storage to support the university’s research, education and community impact efforts. The department serves as a central hub for universitywide research computing activities and provides services including High-Performance Computing (HPC), research facilitation, and data storage and management. RCD also facilitates connections for related areas, such as compliant environments, hosted systems, scientific computing for education, and purchases of CPU or GPU servers.

Learn more about RCD services.

Unit Leadership

Julie Swann, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor
Eric Sills, Interim Chief Technology Officer

HPC Computational Support

Vacant

What We Do

  • Provide HPC services for all NC State faculty.
  • Manage compute resources and tools.
  • Provide HPC support, consultation, documentation and training.

Learn more about HPC.

OIT Research Facilitation

Andy Kurth, Manager

What We Do

  • In collaboration with the University Libraries and Office of Research and Innovation, sit on the Research Facility Service (RFS) team to help researchers navigate and assess a broad range of possible research solutions to meet increasingly complex technology requirements.
  • Offer Research Storage, a free, secure and reliable data storage solution for campus researchers.

Learn more about the RFS.

Research Computing Platform and Services

Everette Allen, Manager

What We Do

  • Administer, maintain and innovate on research computing environments and services.
  • Provide compute resources, storage resources, research software and data management.