Cloud-compatible Computing (Radiant)

Radiant is an NCSA/ICI cost-recovery service offering on-premises, cloud-compatible computing through OpenStack to support research for NCSA, campus, industry partners, and collaborators at cost.

About This Offering

Features and Benefits

  • More affordable than commercial cloud services
  • Direct access to NCSA Taiga and Harbor file services
  • No data exfiltration fees
  • Per project Radiant support may be available from Illinois Computes
  • Qualified funding via Illinois Computes - apply through the NCSA XRAS portal
  • Virtual Machines at cost
  • Flexible resource allocations
  • Direct access to Taiga storage on VM
  • Standard OpenStack self-managed cloud services

Other Names

NCSA Composable Computing Service | NCSA OpenStack Service | NCSA private cloud computing service

Provider

NCSA

Using This Offering

Who can use this offering?

  • Faculty and Staff
  • Students
  • NCSA Industry Partner Program members
  • Outside collaborators with University Faculty/Staff

How do I request this offering?

https://xras-submit.ncsa.illinois.edu/login

Is there a charge to use this offering?

  • Radiant resource allocation rates: Radiant Resource Rates
  • Radiant Users with an allocation from Illinois Computes pay nothing for that allocation

Where can I learn more?

Radiant User Documentation

Support

How do I get help?

Click on the Get Help button on the right side of this page.

When is support available?

University Business Hours

Is training available?

No