Computing Platforms
Computing & Analysis Environments
These environments support secure, scalable, and compliant research across SMPH. From high-performance computing to data transfer and storage, these platforms are designed to meet the technical needs of data-intensive research.
Cloud environment for PHI.
Secure, flexible compute.
More user friendly (GUI).
Platform X
A secure cloud computing environment hosted in Microsoft Azure that enables researchers to store, manage, and analyze sensitive data in a flexible, scalable research workspace.
- Approved for PHI and other sensitive research data
- Streamlined access to clinical research data from UW Health
- Supports R, Python, Stata, ArcGIS, and other research tools
- Access to Azure AI Foundry and 10,000+ AI models
- Scalable computing resources with dedicated research support
High performance compute (HPC) for imaging and omics data.
Command line based.
Platform R
A HIPAA-compliant on-premises high-performance computing (HPC) environment.
- Free to use for SMPH researchers
- Compute servers providing 26000+ CPU cores, 100+ TB memory, and over 1 PB of scratch storage
- NVIDIA data center class GPUs (L40S, H200)
- Connected to campus storage systems, including Restricted ResearchDrive
Kubernetes based platform for large research studies.
ReAP
A secure research platform that aggregates data from multiple systems into a unified environment where researchers can access, validate, analyze, and work with their data using their preferred tools.
- Secure research platform
- Integrated secure data
- User Friendly
Secure Data Storage Solutions
Choose a storage option based on your data classification level:
| Tool | Classification | Cost | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform X | Restricted | Varies | HIPAA-compliant compute & storage |
| Platform R | Restricted | Varies | High-performance computing environment optimized |
| ResearchDrive | Restricted | 25TB free, $120/TB/yr | Secure file storage, inputs/outputs |
| ResearchDrive | Sensitive | 25TB free, $120/TB/yr | Secure file storage, inputs/outputs |
| S3 Object Storage | Sensitive | 50TB free, $60/TB/yr | Scalable backup, application storage |
| OneDrive | Internal | Free | General academic collaboration |