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Next Tues. 9/22, join the next session of the GDEX Discovery Series, on Boreas Object Storage

September 17, 2026

On Tuesday, September 22, at 11:00 am MT, join presenter Chia-Wei Hsu for the next session of the GDEX Discovery Series. Ever wonder where NSF NCAR's data actually lives? Come find out at this talk on Boreas, NSF NCAR's new on-site object storage system. Yes, it's basically our own homegrown version of "the cloud" (minus the monthly bill and the mystery about where your files actually are). If...

NCAR Strategic Computing (NSC) Submissions - October 9, 2026 Deadline

September 8, 2026

We are now accepting submissions from NSF NCAR staff for large-scale computing needs through the NCAR Strategic Computing (NSC) panel. NSC allocations target large-scale projects lasting one year to a few years that align with NSF NCAR’s scientific priorities and strategic plans, and require a full or part-time regular NSF NCAR staff member as project lead. The panel may allocate up to 250 mi...

September 18th Deadline - University Large Allocation Requests

August 26, 2026

CISL is now accepting large-scale allocation requests from university-based researchers for the Derecho system as well as the Casper data analysis and visualization cluster with a submission deadline of September 18, 2026. We are actively seeking projects that can take advantage of Derecho’s 328 NVIDIA A100 GPUs. CISL accepts requests from university researchers for large-scale allocations ever...