RDC Policies/Co-Location

Mission

RDCCLS is charged with providing strategic direction, establishing guidelines and policies for ensuring efficient and effective utilization of existing data center facilities. RDCCLS is also changed with developing a roadmap and evaluating options for supporting the projected needs and demands for additional RDC capabilities to support UA research mission and goals.

Members

• Chair Nirav Merchant, AZ Rsch Labs-Interdisciplinary Director
• Michael Bruck, Staff Scientist
• Mike Barker, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
 Assistant Professor
• Leo Enfield, Engineering Administration Information Technology Manager

Deliverables

1. Guidelines and Policies for current RDC usage
   • Process and procedure for obtaining RDC allocation
   • Duties and responsibilities (technical documentation) for RDC utilization
   • Managing pre allocation, proposal requests
2. Roadmap for managing RDC growth for next 3 to 5 years
   • Survey of peer institutions (5 institutes)
   • Cataloging growth area/disciplines/projects that will need additional RDC capacity
   • Survey options for availability of space on and off campus
   • Establish initial rubric for evaluating options for RDC growth
   • Initial assessment of technology needs for future RDC needs (power, cooling, network, security etc.)