In November 2016 members of the ACI-REF consortium had the opportunity to attend Super Computing 2016 (SC16). Below are some of their experiences.
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Software Installation for Researchers...
I recently attended the ACI-REF Virtual Residency 2016 workshop where we discussed, among other things, how and when different computing centers should install software for their researchers. The conversation was surprisingly lively because installing software is a topic that touches on many regimes of facilitation. Since every institution has its own perspective, I thought it […]
Learning the Facilitation Ropes
My name is Cesar Sul and I’m a relatively new ACI-REF at USC’s Center for High-Performance Computing. My introduction to facilitation began when one of our researchers started using our login nodes to run their research software. This was an excellent first case because it helped me learn about the rules and layout of our […]