Research IT

Cloud Support

Research IT provides technical support for researchers developing and running research platforms and services in Amazon Web Services (AWS). We can provide an easy route to procurement of AWS resources. This gives researchers easy access to highly flexible cloud resources.


Service Description

  • Easy access to Cloud projects via Ronin, allowing researchers and their students to build virtual infrastructure via a web portal.
  • Advice on securing platforms and services in AWS.
  • AWS environment (Landing Zone) available for hosting VMs, storage, etc., which helps with monitoring and security.
  • Easy route to procurement of AWS resources via the IT Services reseller, SoftwareOne.

Charging Model

All costs associated with AWS resources (VMs, storage, etc) are charged back to research projects monthly — an account code to charge must be supplied prior to accessing the RIT AWS environment.

General advice is available at no charge, but any significant support for research projects or services must be paid for (e.g., at a fraction of an FTE for the length of the project).

If you wish to use this service and clarify any associated costs, please contact us.

Contact

If you have any questions about our Cloud Service please email the Research IT Platforms team.

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