AEoD Virtual Machines

Services

Analytics Environments on Demand (AEoD) is a virtual machine service for researchers who need to run analytic software packages (ArcGIS, Python, R Studio, Stata, SPSS, etc.) on a platform that is scaled up from a standard laptop or workstation. AEoD virtual machines are available running Windows or Linux OS, and may be used with moderately sensitive (P3) data. The AEoD Service is offered as a partnership between Research IT and campus departments, organizations and schools.

The AEoD Virtual Machine service is designed to:

  • Meet the demand for virtual machines (VMs) from researchers spanning the academic domains of the university, from demography to art history, from public policy to physical chemistry, from sociology to business and law, in addition to the physical and experimental sciences. 

  • Provide a solution for interactive computing, with easy access to additional software modules, libraries and visualization tools

  • Integrate well and support local IT staff

  • Allow researchers to write results and files to local storage

  • Be suitable for use with sensitive data up to and including Data Protection Level 3 (link is external) data

Sizes, Storage and Support:

  • The AEoD service allows for the provision of VMs from 2-16 cores with 8-128GBs of RAM. Larger sized VMs may be considered. 

    • 2 cores,  8 or 16GB RAM 
    • 8 cores, 64GB RAM
    • 16 cores, 128GB RAM
  • A minimum allocation of 500GB of Berkeley IT Performance tier storage, per partner organization, comes included.
  • Option to purchase additional storage through BerkeleyIT with "Performance" or "Utility" tier features.
  • User support from local IT and AEoD technical partners from other departments is also included. 

Cost

  • A minimum allocation, including the VM and storage, is provided to organizations at no cost.  Additional resources are available at prices determined by our service partners in Berkeley IT.

The AEoD Service is currently:

Getting Started:

  • To learn more about the AEoD Virtual Machine Service and determine if it is the right fit for your research, please contact Research IT by sending email to brc@berkeley.edu.

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