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Secure Computing Environment (SCE) is a virtual machine (VM) service intended for researchers working with sensitive and/or protected datasets, e.g. FERPA, PHI/HIPAA. We provide on-campus VMs as well as VMs hosted on the Azure Cloud. Below are monthly cost options based on CPU/GPU and memory configurations.
On-Premise SCE
| Level |
CPU and Memory |
Monthly cost |
| 1 |
1 CPU, 2 GB RAM |
$41.00 |
| 2 |
1 CPU, 4 GB RAM |
$44.00 |
| 3 |
2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM |
$61.00 |
| 4 |
4 CPUs, 16 GB RAM |
$93.00 |
| 5 |
4 CPUs, 24 GB RAM |
$109.00 |
| 6 |
4 CPUs, 32 GB RAM |
$124.00 |
| 7 |
6 CPUs, 48 GB RAM |
$172.00 |
| 8 |
6 CPUs, 64 GB RAM |
$204.00 |
Azure Standard Compute SCE (CPU-only)
| Level |
CPU and Memory |
Cost/Hour: Linux OS |
Cost/Hour: Windows OS |
| 1 |
1 CPU, 3.5 GB RAM |
$0.073 |
$0.126 |
| 2 |
1 CPU, 14 GB RAM |
$0.185 |
$0.264 |
| 3 |
2 CPU, 7 GB RAM |
$0.146 |
$0.252 |
| 4 |
4 CPUs, 14 GB RAM |
$0.293 |
$0.504 |
| 5 |
4 CPUs, 28 GB RAM |
$0.371 |
$0.528 |
| 6 |
8 CPUs, 28 GB RAM |
$0.585 |
$1.008 |
| 7 |
8 CPUs, 56 GB RAM |
$0.741 |
$1.056 |
Azure GPU Compute SCE
| Level |
GPU Card and Memory |
CPU and Memory |
Cost/Hour: Linux OS |
Cost/Hour: Windows OS |
| 1 |
NVIDIA T4, 16 GB RAM |
4 CPU, 28 GB RAM |
$0.631 |
$0.815 |
| 2 |
NVIDIA M60 8 GB RAM |
12 CPU, 112 GB RAM |
$1.140 |
$1.692 |
| 3 |
NVIDIA V100, 16 GB RAM |
6 CPU, 112 GB RAM |
$3.978 |
$4.254 |
- All prices include 30 GB disk space. Additional storage is available for $0.25 per gigabyte per month plus $0.25 per gigabyte per month for backup.