Dedicated Computing Resources
for Translational Research
Leading edge innovations require innovative technology stacks
Secure, Scalable Cloud Computing for IRB-Approved Research
Research IT offers a private, UW-managed cloud environment purpose-built for handling protected health information (PHI) in research. Our infrastructure is optimized for advanced analytics, data science, and machine learning — all within the security and compliance standards of UW Medicine.
Whether you need high-capacity storage, robust processing power, or access to cutting-edge GPUs for AI models, our cloud services are designed to meet the demands of modern research.
Cloud Infrastructure Highlights
Key Features:
Datacenter-Class GPU: NVIDIA L40 — ideal for deep learning, LLMs, and computer vision
Scalable Spark Cluster: Access hundreds of vCPUs for distributed data processing
High-Availability VMs: VMware vSphere with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Flexible Storage: SSD, object storage, large-scale data capacity
Physically Secured: Hosted in a UW-managed data center with institutional controls
Keeping up with the fast pace of data science takes a team!
Services We Offer
Custom System Design & Engineering
Every research project is unique. Our team helps design the right hosting or compute solution to align with your study goals. Whether you’re building a standalone server or a dynamic data science environment with GPU acceleration, we’ll ensure your infrastructure supports both performance and compliance.
Application Hosting & Lifecycle Management
High uptime via VMware-based high-availability clusters
Proactive maintenance and OS-level patching
Built-in alignment with UW Medicine’s security vulnerability program
Ongoing technical support and system optimization
Rates
The UW has Internal and External billing rates based on the Institution supported and their organizations status and funding source of the project.
Internal UW Rate
With UW Worktags
$150
External Rate
No UW Budget Number
$200
Industry Rate
Internal With Industry
$270
We invoice in the first week of the month for work done in the previous month. This amount will be automatically deducted from the supplied worktag. The billing contact you supply before beginning a consultation will get an invoice (from UW Central Billing) at that time, but generally doesn't have to do a thing.