As a researcher at IU, why might I want a TeraGrid account and how do I get one?

Indiana University is a resource provider and partner in the TeraGrid, funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) as a flagship effort to create a national cyberinfrastructure. If you are a researcher at IU, you already have access to Big Red, one of the largest supercomputers in the TeraGrid. Still, you might benefit from having a TeraGrid account for many reasons, including the following:

• Because many large supercomputers are available in the TeraGrid, having a TeraGrid account allows you to run jobs simultaneously on Big Red and other supercomputers and get your work done more quickly.
  
  
• If you have a TeraGrid account, you can use supercomputers at other universities if IU's systems are not in operation due to planned or unplanned outages.
  
  
• Resources are available to provide consulting and programming help to TeraGrid users funded by the NSF that are not available to those who are not TeraGrid users. These resources can be considerable (up to one person-year working on your project), and are available at no direct cost to you.
  
  
• During 2007, new software and storage resource interfaces will become available that have been developed with TeraGrid funding from the NSF. These will be tremendously valuable but will be available only via TeraGrid accounts.

To get started using the TeraGrid, follow the steps in What is the TeraGrid, and how can I get started using it?

This document was developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0503697 to the University of Chicago and subcontracted to Indiana University. Additional support was provided by IU through its participation in the TeraGrid, which is supported by the NSF under Grants No. 0833618, SCI451237, SCI535258, and SCI504075. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.