Biomedical Research Computing
Biomedical Research Computing
Latest BMRC News
15th May 2020 - Latest update from the BMRC team:
Increasing security for accessing BMRC services: in response to changing cyber-security threats we are making the following changes with immediate effect:
1) All ssh keys for all user accounts are being disabled. This will mean that users have to manually type passwords to access our systems.
2) All current passwords are being expired. Users will need to reset their passwords on next login to a minimum of 16 characters comprising at least three character classes (uppercase, lowercase, numerals, punctuation).
3) All logins have to originate from within the University network or via University / departmental VPNs.
If you have difficulties please email bmrc-help@medsci.ox.ac.uk for assistance.
Please, please keep respecting our login nodes. They are the key access gateway for hundreds of researchers working from home. We monitor use of these carefully and will immediately and without warning kill any jobs that are consuming an unfair amount of resources to help protect everyone's access.
As ever... stay home, stay safe, stay well... The BMRC team!
The Biomedical Research Computing Facility
The Biomedical Research Computing (BMRC) facility provides a unified platform for biomedical reseach computing accessible to departments as well as to collaborators from around Oxford. Our services include:
- High-performance batch (cluster) computing, including specialised hardware and software to support GPU-enabled code and AI/Machine Learning
- Large, fast storage systems backed by ultra-fast networking
- Low-cost data storage
- On-premise cloud computing (OpenStack)
- Training and workshops on using these facilities
Our future plans include:
- Virtual servers and desktops
- On-premise Object Storage (S3)
- High-compliance compute platforms
