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SAS Now Available to University Researchers

For University faculty and students who need statistical software to facilitate their research, CHPC has set up a dedicated statistics server. We call this new server "kachina." The system has 512GB of RAM and 4 Processors with 12 cores each for a total of 48 Cores and is running Windows Server 2008R2. Applications on kachina include SAS 9.3 with Text Miner, SPSS, R, and Office 2010.

SAS is one of the top comprehensive statistical packages available today. It includes powerful data handling capabilities combined with implementations of most popular statistical routines from simple univariate descriptive statistics to Structural Equation Modeling capabilities.

For more information on accessing Kachina, click here.

CHPC Data Services

The Center for High Performance Computing

The University of Utah's Center for High Performance Computing provides large-scale computer systems, networking, and the expertise to optimize the use of these high-end technologies. CHPC facilitates advance in academic disciplines whose computational requirements exceed the resources available in individual colleges or departments. Since 1996 these collaborations have resulted in more than 694 technical publications. CHPC's purview is to support faculty and research groups whose main focus requires computing and advanced networking as core instrument(s) central to their research. For detailed information on CHPC activities for 2010 please see our CHPC 2010 Report (PDF).