Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing

Services Available

CAC offers a wide range of services to support computational research, software development, and advanced data workflows.

There are no fees for the following services:

Initial strategy meeting to determine which services meet your needs.
Up to 20 hours of support to design an optimal HPC cluster and/or storage solution for housing in the University machine room. Includes assistance securing favorable vendor quotes through our technical expertise and partnerships.
Access to high-speed networks.
Exploratory accounts for Red Cloud. Includes 165 compute hours, 50GB storage, 1 hour of research consulting.
General help to get you started or to answer occasional questions.
Technical documentation.
Faculty proposal support.

Computing and research support service requiring non-trivial time or resource use are charged based on actual service consumption.

A valid University account is required for charge-back billing based on CAC Rates.
Rates are set to ensure full cost recovery, with a Provost subsidy helping to offset costs.
Rates are reviewed annually, or as needed, to ensure fairness and prevent over-recovery.

Cornell faculty and staff:
Start your project via the Project Management Portal.
External organizations (startups, corporations, universities):
Access CAC services through our Partner Program.