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The Central Computing Service Unit (USC-C) coordinates and manages INAF's digital ecosystem, providing the scientific and administrative community with the technological infrastructure necessary for excellence in astrophysical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The USC-C's activities are built upon three fundamental pillars: computing power, data heritage management, and the delivery of cross-cutting IT services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Areas of Operation:<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Computing Resources <\/h6>\n\n\n\n

To meet the challenges posed by modern astrophysical projects, the USC-C provides a cutting-edge, distributed computing infrastructure. From High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems to cloud solutions, we offer the computational support required for processing massive datasets and simulating complex models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explore computing resources<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Data Preservation and IA2<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The curation and preservation of scientific data are essential to ensuring the long-term accessibility and reproducibility of research. Through the IA2 (Italian Center for Astronomical Archives), the USC-C manages long-term archiving, dataset interoperability, and integration with Virtual Observatory (VO) protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visit dedicated website<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
IT Services and INAF Cloud<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The USC-C's Sector 4 is dedicated to the management of IT services and the INAF Cloud platform. This section provides essential tools for the daily work of the Institute's personnel, ensuring connectivity, collaborative platforms, and integrated software solutions to support both research and administrative activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Consult INAF cloud & IT services<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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L\u2019Unit\u00e0 di Servizio per il Calcolo Centrale (USC-C) coordina e gestisce l\u2019ecosistema digitale dell\u2019INAF, fornendo alla comunit\u00e0 scientifica e amministrativa le infrastrutture tecnologiche necessarie per l\u2019eccellenza nella ricerca astrofisica. Le attivit\u00e0 dell’USC-C si articolano in tre pilastri fondamentali: la potenza di calcolo, la gestione del patrimonio dei dati e l’erogazione di servizi IT trasversali. Le […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":2102,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"uscc-pages","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2616","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2616\/revisions\/2631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uscc.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}