For Researchers
CloudBank Research infrastructure provides streamlined access to commercial clouds
“Our development team needs managed services to support cloud hosting for our post-disaster housing recovery platform. CloudBank provides access to AWS with exceptional flexibility and support which has enabled us to focus on the design and functionality of our platform, allowing us to tackle the perplexing problem of matching resources to need in the days and months following disaster. The CloudBank team has provided exceptional guidance with administrative challenges that could have slowed our development and weakened our ability to make an impact.”— Joshua Behr, Old Dominion University Research Professor and CIMA Lead
For Educators
CloudBank Classroom is a lightweight, cloud-hosted JupyterHub designed for teaching
“CloudBank has removed the installation and setup barriers that often hinder new learners, giving our students immediate access to a reliable, browser-based Jupyter environment. Having a CloudBank-hosted hub places our community college students on the same technological footing as those at top universities.”— Solomon Russell, EdD, Professor & Chair of Computer Science, El Camino College
BENEFITS
No cost
NSF sponsors access to commercial cloud resources through ACCESS and the NAIRR Pilot for researchers and educators.
Consulting and helpdesk support
Experts are available to help estimate costs, onboard, and troubleshoot issues.
Facilitated cloud access and account management
Cloud accounts are provisioned quickly, allow log in to cloud consoles with familiar credentials, and share access with collaborators.
Multiple clouds
Researchers can explore and access multiple clouds to find the right services with CloudBank's pay by use charge model.
Monitoring and resource usage optimization
Spending is monitored across multiple clouds and triggers automated email balance alerts. Cost optimization recommendations detect unused or underutilized resources.
Curated training materials
CloudBank training videos and curated cloud training materials help researchers get started with cloud services.
