Computational Infrastructure

The College of Social and Behavioral Science at the University of Utah operates a consolidated computing environment in support of research and educational activities on campus and with collaborators at external institutions. All CSBS networks are interconnected via private fiber links with multi-gigabyte capacities. Workstations in CSBS' network uplink at 1GB speeds for access to internal storage and computational servers. Storage is provided by HPE Nimble and Dell SANs with direct connections to support research and collaboration. Storage is backed up nightly utilizing multiple backup solutions. Backups are cloned off site for disaster recovery. Click for more information about storage leasing and backup.

Windows Environment:

Collaboration within a windows environment is primarily provided by remote desktop session hosts (RDSH). These servers run Windows 2019 64bit operating systems. They have direct connections to the CSBS SAN (Storage Area Network) for access to shared and/or leased storage. The RDSH servers are configured to allow both internal and external collaborators to share data and collaborate in a secure environment. External users can utilize the campus VPN for remote access. These servers are part of an effort to reduce the overhead of interdisciplinary research between collaborators both across campus and around the world. Learn how to connect to the remote desktop session hosts.

Database and Application Environment:

Dedicated database and application environments are available for long term research projects as requested. These services are generally developed as VMware virtual machines and can be deployed with Windows or Linux operating systems. Resources are pooled from multiple servers to make these virtual machines available. If you are in need of dedicated resources, please submit a support case describing your requirements and/or expected use cases.

Virtual and Physical computer labs:

Virtual applications and virtual desktop services provides instructional computing services to multiple computer labs located in several locations on campus as well as to remote users utilzing university or personally owned devices. Visit our computer labs page for more details.