Advanced Research Computing
Advanced Research Computing at 成人大片
The enormous quantities of data generated by new digital technologies create unprecedented capacity for Canadian researchers to produce and share innovations and solutions critical to Canada鈥檚 future. This opportunity requires the support of a strong and vibrant Canadian Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI).
Researcher access to DRI鈥檚 components, such as Advanced Research Computing (ARC), research data management and research software, is critical to accelerating the discovery process, maximizing each project鈥檚 capacity and helping research groups of all sizes achieve high levels of academic and global impact.
成人大片 collaborates with partners in Canada鈥檚 DRI community to connect our researchers with cutting-edge research services and resources that allow them to perform computationally and data-intensive research and data management. These services include high-performance computing and collecting, documenting, sharing and storing research data using high-speed networks, software and data management services through the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (DRAC).
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Digital Research Alliance of Canada (DRAC) Services
DRAC is a non-profit organization funded by the Government of Canada whose mandate includes transforming how research across all academic disciplines is organized, managed, stored and used. Through a group of 38 partner universities, five regional organizations and a national office, DRAC鈥檚 Federation provides a centralized platform for Canadian researchers to access advanced research computing (ARC), data management and software.
DRAC replaces Compute Canada (CC) in coordinating and funding Canada鈥檚 national advanced computing platform and retains the same researcher access through the CC database (CCDB). Canadian researchers are supported through DRAC鈥檚 provision of the digital tools they need to carry out world-leading research and innovation in Canada.
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Frequently Asked Questions
DRAC is a non-profit organization funded by the Government of Canada that provides a centralized platform for Canadian researchers to access advanced research computing (ARC), research data management and research software. It has replaced Compute Canada (CC) in coordinating and funding Canada鈥檚 national advanced computing platform and retained the same researcher access through the CC database (CCDB). DRAC offers ARC infrastructure, software and services through the Federation, a group of 38 partner universities, five regional organizations and a national office.
DRAC services provide tools to Canadian researchers to perform computationally and data-intensive research and data management, including high-performance computing and collecting, documenting, sharing and preserving research data. Eligible researchers can also access the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) website to discover, share and preserve Canadian research data.
Eligible researchers and research institutions can access the DRAC services with an existing or new . Principal investigators (PIs) must register and receive approval from the CCDB before their research team members are eligible to register.
Creating a CCDB account to access the DRAC services is free-of-charge to eligible researchers and institutions.
DRAC offers a Rapid Access Service (RAS), allowing principal investigators (PIs) to request a modest amount of cloud resources and storage. If a larger quantity of either is required, eligible Academic Principal Investigators whose project鈥檚 primary purpose is to conduct research requiring compute, storage and cloud resources must apply to one of DRAC鈥檚 .