Okay, I'm going to pin this one because it's probably the most important aspect of what I work for.
If you're a #graduate student in #Canada
You have access to all of the academic supercomputers and cloud computing facilities that are part of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada FOR FREE
Not sure how to use a supercomputer? We also do a lot of training!
There's no catch! I promise, there's no catch. Think of it like you think of your local library. You don't wonder why they let you in and read whatever you want for free, right?
Students need to make sure that their PI has created an account first, because they'll have to be approved as a member of a lab.
Run, don't walk to https://ccdb.alliancecan.ca/security/login and get started!
If you're a #faculty member in #Canada
Whatever the role, #lecturer, #researcher #researchAssociate it's the same thing for you! Just get your account before your students and staff. Same link.
If you're an academic research collaborator outside of #Canada
You can also use the resources for free if you get sponsored by a Canadian researcher that already has an account. Again, for free. As long as you use it for a project you both collaborate on, you're welcome!
Next week, we'll go through the yearly process of allocating resources to our power users. That process is basically like a grant application and that might also be interesting to some of you. I'll post about it when I'm in the thick of it, I guess!
