Research Resources
Computing Resources
Computing resources abound in the McCombs School of Business and the University. In the Business School alone, there are 332 desktop computers in five labs and more than 940 notebook computer ports located throughout the business complex.
One microcomputer laboratory equipped with Sun workstations and Dell microcomputers is reserved exclusively for Ph.D. students. Several network servers running Windows NT Server provide print and applications service while a Sequent super server with Oracle is also available.
The University's Computation Center has a variety of computing servers for the campus community including:
- a VAX VMS cluster with a shared access minicomputer, ten VAX workstations and two Digital AlphaServers.
- a UNIX Timesharing Service providing general access interactive timesharing with two Digital Equipment Corporation AlphaServers running Digital Unix.
- a cluster of Sun workstations providing Internet access, World Wide Web publishing, UNIX programming and statistical analysis.
- a DEC AlphaServer running Microsoft NT Server as its operating system and providing SQL Server for the campus community and a File Storage Facility.
Another computing resource available for Ph.D. students is The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). TACC deploys and operates advanced computational infrastructure to enable computational research activities of faculty, staff, and students. TACC provides comprehensive advanced computing resources, including high performance computing (HPC) systems, advanced scientific visualization (SciVis) resources, and massive data storage/archival systems. More information can be found at www.tacc.utexas.edu.
The University maintains extensive communication networks for user access and interaction with national academic networks. For more information on computing resources, see the Computation Center's summary of facilities and hardware configurations.
