Gregory A Jackson Vice President & CIO Research Computing

2 © 2002 The University of Chicago General Context  9,000-12,000 students, over half graduate, half of those business  1,000 “regular” faculty, 800 “clinical”  $1b operating budget  Main campus south side of Chicago, some facilities western suburbs, one in Wisconsin

3 © 2002 The University of Chicago Academic Context  College & Divisions (1+4)  Professional Schools (6) (no engineering, limited computer science)  Argonne National Laboratory  Fermi National Accelerator  Yerkes Astrophysical Observatory  University of Chicago Hospitals  ARTFL  Library

4 © 2002 The University of Chicago Administrative Context  Vice President for Research  Deputy Provost for Research  Deputy Provost for Research and Education  Associate Vice President for Research Administration (but doesn’t report to VP)  Director of Argonne  Senior Scientist at Argonne  Science Council

5 © 2002 The University of Chicago A General Issue

6 © 2002 The University of Chicago Central Resources  Campus Backbone (GbE)  Local & Regional Networks (I-Wire, MREN, StarTAP)  Internet2, ESNet, &c.  Multimedia Tools & Support  Machine Hosting  Site Licensing  Cycles

7 © 2002 The University of Chicago Shared Resources  Distributed Systems Management  Academic Directors  License Brokering

8 © 2002 The University of Chicago Lab, Department, Center, & Local Resources  Substantive Support  Hardware  Instrumentation  Specialized Software  Machine Hosting