Virtual Machines

FASRC does not provide a general virtual machine service as part of its core services. It has in the past attempted to fill this gap when no other options were available, but 1) there was no funding for hardware or support for this and the ad-hoc infrastructure used is old and retired/being retired 2) other options, within and without Harvard, now exist.

If you require a VM for web hosting or other needs or for hosting or sharing data sets, please see the following options.

Harvard-based options:

• Harvard Dataverse: hosting for data sets https://dataverse.harvard.edu
• Harvard NERC: Self-service VM provisioning and other services https://nerc.mghpcc.org
• Harvard Web Publishing group: Web publishing and consulting https://hwp.harvard.edu
• Research Support options https://researchsupport.harvard.edu/dissemination-preservation
• More data sharing and publishing options https://researchsupport.harvard.edu/data-sharing-and-publishing
• Digital Scholarship Support Group: Web consulting services https://dssg.fas.harvard.edu/initiatives/research
• HUIT’s Cloud services: Help with using AWS and other cloud resources https://cloud.huit.harvard.edu/services

Self-service, pay as you go, managed by you:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS): https://aws.amazon.com
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP): https://cloud.google.com
• Digital Ocean: https://www.digitalocean.com

Please note that PIs and other data owners are responsible for following Harvard Information Security Policy and all other applicable Harvard policies and requirements. This includes knowing your data and following  the requirements for Data Security Level for servers and Research Data Management Security and Ownership Policies