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Available resources include software, a research data warehouse, a computational cluster, and servers for database hosting, web hosting and data storage.

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To get started using our resources, you'll need to submit an access request. You also should review our usage policies.

Get help

Answers to common questions are available on our help page. If you can't find an answer there, send an email to the BMI Help Desk. A division representative will respond to your request as quickly as possible.

The Division of Biomedical Informatics offers the following resources to investigators at Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation and the University of Cincinnati:

  • Software
    Our software inventory includes commercially licensed software as well as a large number of open-source packages that are available on our cluster and various workstations.
  • Collaboration tools
    Several options are available including a wiki, web-based calendar, equipment booking system, mailing lists and Microsoft® SharePoint®.
  • Research data warehouse (opens in new window)
    We are using a framework called i2b2 to develop a repository of patient information from multiple sources.
  • Computational cluster
    Our Linux cluster is available for batch processing.
  • Database servers
    Servers are available for hosting MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server®, Oracle® and FileMaker® databases.
  • Storage servers
    Options include institutionally supported personal and divisional shared storage (with 10 GB and 100GB default quotas, respectively) and specialized storage.
  • Web servers
    Configurations include Apache/Tomcat, IIS, SharePoint and Zope/Plone.

Other resources

  • Virtual servers

    • An alternative option for those considering purchasing a server, two virtual server clusters are available for both network tiers (internal and DMZ). Get more information.

  • Secure email

    • BMI is piloting a new option for secure external access to Cincinnati Children's email without VPN. Get details.

  • Wireless access for visiting researchers

    The Department of Information Services offers this service to visiting faculty, students and other researchers. Get more information.

  • Linux and Windows desktops

    Although routine desktop support is generally provided by the Cincinnati Children's Department of Information Services or UCit, BMI does help with specialized desktop needs, in particular, those of Linux users.  A number of investigators use Linux desktop computers that are integrated with the resources described on this page (e.g., in terms of LDAP authentication, home directories, NFS mounts etc.). We also maintain a number of Windows desktop PCs in common areas on the 10th floor of the S building. These desktops are primarily for use by the many rotating graduate students, and they are interoperable with the Linux environment: they authenticate against the same LDAP server as the Linux computers and use the same disk space.

  • Bioinformatics Resource Center

    • We're currently developing a meta tool for finding and annotating bioinformatic tools and databases. Check out the current release (opens in a new window), and send us your comments.

  • Complete hardware catalogue

    • All hardware maintained by BMI is catalogued online (opens in a new window; you need to be connected to the Cincinnati Children's network to access this site). Please use your LDAP password to access this tool (Warning: woefully out of date as of February 2008).

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