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NICIS Service Catalogue

CHPC Services

HPC & GPU Cluster (Academic**)
6 Month Period
Free*
Harnessing High-Performance Computing and GPU Technology
Use Cases: Process data & simulations at scale, enable ML insights
Dell Peta-scale Cluster
30x Nvidia V100 GPU Nodes
Parallel Lustre Storage 4 PB
Centos OS
Over a billion core hours used by over 2000 users
*Requires evaluation every 6-months to renew
**Includes Public non-commercial public-interest
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HPC & GPU Cluster (Commercial)
per core.h
R0.45+ VAT
Harnessing High-Performance Computing and GPU Technology
Use Cases: Process data & simulations at scale, enable ML insights
Dell Peta-scale Cluster
30x Nvidia V100 GPU Nodes
Parallel Lustre Storage 4 PB
Centos OS
Over 10 million hours used by commercial users
12 Month Commercial Agreement
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Sebowa Cloud Services (Academic**)
6 Month Period
Free*
Build applications and websites fast with cloud resources
Use Cases: Launch simple web apps, create custom websites, spin up test environments
Openstack Cloud with Ceph storage (3 copies)
*Requires evaluation every 6-months to renew
**Academia, Research project, & NGOs
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Sebowa Cloud Services (Commercial)
12 Month Period
Tiered*
Build applications and websites fast with cloud resources
Use Cases: Launch simple web apps, create custom websites, spin up test environments
Openstack Cloud with Ceph storage (3 copies)
* R0.23 per vCPU hour
* R0.14 per GB hour of vMemory(vRAM)
* R0.0017 per GB hour of storage (volumes, images and block storage)
12 Month Commercial Agreement
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DIRISA Services

Data Deposit Tool
6 Month Period**
Free*
The Data Deposit Tool allows subscribed users to reliably and safely store their research data. The DDT Tool is considered a tool that is useful for active research data. Users have 50GB of storage for their personal use.
50GB Storage
*Includes Academic & Public non-commercial public-interest
**Requires evaluation every 6-months to renew
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SA DMP Tool
6 Month Period**
Free*
The South African Data Management Planning tool (SA DMP) allows subscribed researchers to create Data Management Plans (DMPs) that meet and conform to the requirements of universities and funders.
*Includes Academic & Public non-commercial public-interest
**Requires evaluation every 6-months to renew
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Digital Object Identifier
6 Month Period**
Free*
DIRISA is currently registered as a member of DataCite and is able to issue Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to researchers for their data objects.
*Includes Academic & Public non-commercial public-interest
**Requires evaluation every 6-months to renew
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SANREN Services

Data Transfer (Typically > 100GB)
TBD**
NICIS team has Data Transfer Nodes (DTN) to assist with large data transfer locally and globally.
Typically > 100GB
**Includes Public non-commercial public-interest
Info: https://www.sanren.ac.za/services/pert/
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Filesender (Typically < 100GB)
TBD**
FileSender is a web based application that allows authenticated users to securely and easily send arbitrarily large files to other users.
Typically < 100GB
**Includes Public non-commercial public-interest
Contact: sysadmin@sanren.ac.za
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Vulnerability Assessments
TBD**
A vulnerability assessment involves identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities in computer systems, applications, and networks to help organizations understand threats and react effectively. This process often utilizes automated testing tools like network security scanners to generate reports listing vulnerabilities. This allows for the identification and remediation of weaknesses before they can be exploited.
**Includes Public non-commercial public-interest
Info: https://csirt.sanren.ac.za/
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General Enquiries

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