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FAC Virtual Machine (VM)
- Audience: Affiliate, Research Staff, Researcher, Staff, Student
- Service Category: Research Services
- Owner Team: Data Center Services
FAC’s Virtual Machine hosting optimizes secure computing resources while reducing hardware and administrative costs. Ideal for tasks with varying intensity, duration, or frequency, a VM runs its own OS and programs while sharing a host machine. Refer to the FAC Technical Diagram. Available Fall 2025
The FAC employs a shared responsibility model in which we handle provisioning, infrastructure, networking, monitoring, and technical support. Once a VM is provisioned, you take full responsibility for management and security, with system administrators granted root access for complete control.
Features | Benefits |
Optimized Servers | Enjoy lower latency, fast data access and highly available resources. |
Performance Monitoring | Avoid downtime and keep your operations running smoothly. |
Network Segmentation | Prevent security incidents from spreading. |
Flexible, Fast Scaling | Leverage efficient resource allocation to avoid bottlenecks and ensure rapid data retrieval and processing. |
Robust Security | Let centralized management oversee the task of maintaining a secure, reliable environment. |
Self-Service | Eliminate the hassles of manual setup. |
Control of Environment | Ensure that only authorized users access your data. |
Minimized Cost | Reduce your operational costs and effort. |
Use Cases
Bioinformatics Researchers Running genomic simulations in isolated VMs.
| Clinical Data Scientists Analyzing patient data across multiple environments without worrying about software conflicts. | Health Informatics Specialists Building multiple testing environments for clinical decision support systems or EHR integrations. |
Rates
FAC Virtual Machines are available in three sizes to fit your needs. Setup is included with expert assistance for custom configurations at $140 per hour. Charges for ARS services occur monthly.
Service | Price per VM monthly |
Small (4 CPU cores + 16gb RAM + 200 GB) | $200 |
Medium (8 CPU cores + 64gb RAM + 400 GB) | $400 |
Large (16 CPU cores + 64gb RAM + 600 GB) | $800 |
Custom configuration | Call for pricing |