Research Tools

Supported Research Tools

 Research Infrastructure Services 

High-Performance Computing

    VERNE    
VERNE- High-performance computing resource available for instruction. VERNE offers a managed  JupyterHub instance with SDSUid authentication and access to GPU accelerators for AI/ML instruction. Pre-configured environments with Python (PyTorch, TensorFlow), Julia, R, RStudio, SageMath, MATLAB,  and Linux Desktops are available
    TIDE    
 High-performance computing resources available for research. TIDE provides access to CPU, GPU accelerators, and storage. Like VERNE, a managed JupyterHub instance is available with pre-configured environments

Data Center Hosting

    Data Center Hosting    
Server co-location services available in our secure, redundant, campus data center in Lamden Hall.
Cloud Hosting and Services
    Cloud Hosting    
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cloud platforms available under a cost recovery model. R&CI offers assistance with cost estimates and architecture design. AWS and Azure high-compliance environments available for  research projects with strict compliance standards
 Storage and Data Services
    Shared Google Drive    
 Google storage is available free of cost to SDSU  and is approved for the storage of protected data when the Google Shared Drive Data Security  Plan has been approved. 
    Globus    
 Globus lets you efficiently, securely, and reliably  transfer data directly between systems. SDSU is licensed with the High-Assurance and has storage connectors for Google Drive and Amazon Web  Services (AWS) S3

 Research Software
    GitHub Campus    
 GitHub Campus offers free access to GitHub Enterprise Cloud:

• GitHub Classroom for managing coding assignments
• Student and educator benefits
• Real-world experience with Git source control for student


 Site Licensed Software
    Endnote    
       EndNote is a commercial reference management software package used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays, reports, and articles.

For more on Endnote, eligibility, and requests, check out: What is Endnote? Links to an external site. 
    NVivo    
  NVivo is the premier software for qualitative data analysis.

Qualitative researchers describe, evaluate and interpret social phenomena. They analyze data from interviews, surveys, field notes, web pages and journal articles and work in sectors from social science and education to healthcare and business. NVivo allows them to organize, analyze and visualize their data, finding the patterns it contains

 For more on Nvivo, eligibility, and requests, check out: What is Nvivo? Links to an external site. 
    Statistical Analysis System (SAS)    
  SAS is a statistical software suite developed by SAS Institute for data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analysis, business intelligence, criminal investigation, and predictive analytics.

SAS software suite that can mine, alter, manage and retrieve data from a variety of sources and perform statistical analysis on it. SAS provides a graphical point-and-click user interface for non-technical users and more through the SAS language.   
 For more on SAS, eligibility, and requests, check out: What is SAS? Links to an external site. 

    Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)    
 The IBM® SPSS® software platform offers advanced statistical analysis, a vast library of machine learning algorithms, text analysis, open-source extensibility, integration with big data and seamless deployment into applications.

Its ease of use, flexibility and scalability make SPSS accessible to users of all skill levels. What’s more, it’s suitable for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity, and can help you find new opportunities, improve efficiency and minimize risk.   

 For more on SPSS, eligibility, and requests, check out: What is SPSS? Links to an external site. 

    Qualtrics    
 Qualtrics is an online survey tool where users can build and distribute surveys, collect responses, and even analyze response data, all from within the same platform.
 For more on Qualtrics, eligibility, and requests, check out: What is Qualtrics? Links to an external site. 


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