Developing and extending a cyberinfrastructure model, by Rosio Alvarez, CIO of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, is a research bulletin published by the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR). It is a very informative piece and I encourage those who are interested to read the bulletin in its entirety. Instructions for accessing the paper are below, following a brief article abstract by Rosio.
Article abstract
This research bulletin explores how to develop, deploy, and extend cyberinfrastructure assets within higher education — both within and across institutions. As research becomes increasingly computational, data-intensive, and interdisciplinary, innovative approaches for functional cyberinfrastructure models become ever more important. This bulletin describes a model that was developed at one institution and then deployed across institutions, with the goal of addressing issues as diverse as the need for simulation systems rather than wet labs, insufficient computational research support to help an institution compete for top-notch faculty, and astronomical spikes in power and cooling demands.
Accessing the research bulletin
To access Rosio's paper, go to the EDUCAUSE Developing and extending a cyberinfrastructure model abstract page, and select the Adobe PDF icon in the "View this resource section". You will need to log in with your EDUCAUSE profile (username and password) before being allowed to download the bulletin.
If you do not have an EDUCAUSE profile and are faculty, staff, or a student at UC Berkeley, you can easily obtain one. Go to the login page of the EDUCAUSE website and follow the instructions in the "Create an EDUCAUSE profile" box on the lower part of the page.