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See how the Research Accelerator Portal automates secure, cloud-based provisioning of HPC, AI, and ML resources, helping institutions eliminate long wait times, reduce operational overhead, and accelerate scientific discovery.
During your demo, you’ll explore how the Portal simplifies researcher access, streamlines request approvals, and lowers total cost of ownership through automated project lifecycle management.
What You’ll Gain
Accelerated Access to HPC Resources
Provision scientific computing environments in under an hour after approval.
Frictionless Research Workflows
Enable students and faculty to self-service AI/ML and HPC workloads securely.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Reduce infrastructure complexity and better control cloud spend with automated tools.
Why Higher Education Needs This Now
Universities and research institutions face growing demand for scalable scientific computing. Yet, on-premise HPC solutions often slow down progress. Long queue times, limited capacity, budget constraints, and specialized expertise requirements make it difficult for teams to access the compute power they need.
The Research Accelerator Portal solves these challenges with automated, cloud-based provisioning that brings speed, scalability, and flexibility directly into the hands of researchers.
Top Use Cases
Automated Provisioning for Scientific Workloads
Spin up secure environments for AI/ML or HPC in minutes.
Large-Scale Data Science & Analytics
Process large datasets for genomics, social sciences, economics, and more.
Geospatial & Environmental Studies
Analyze satellite imagery, climate models, and terrain simulations at scale.
Complex Engineering & Physics Simulations
Model fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, chemical processes, and materials science.
Machine Learning Model Development
Train, validate, and deploy ML models for real-world academic applications.
High-Throughput Computational Research
Support multiple simultaneous projects without bottlenecks or resource competition.
How the Research Accelerator Portal Works
The Research Accelerator Portal provides a secure, cloud-native workflow that automates the provisioning and management of HPC, AI, and ML environments on Google Cloud. Researchers request resources through an intuitive interface, while administrators maintain governance, budget controls, and approvals with ease.
Key Capabilities:
Pre-Configured Scientific Computing Templates - Quickly deploy AI, ML, and HPC environments optimized for academic workloads.
Approval-Based Provisioning - Automatically create environments within an hour of project approval.
Project Lifecycle Management - Manage usage, budgets, access, and project timelines from a single pane of glass.
Automated Cost Controls - Track cloud spend and receive alerts when usage thresholds are reached.
Secure, Compliant & Built for Research
The Research Accelerator Portal is designed to meet the high security and governance standards of higher education and research environments.
Security & Compliance Features Include:
Alignment with ITSG-33 PBMM security profiles
Hardened Internet-facing endpoints
Least-privilege access using secure service accounts
Full support for third-party identity provider authentication
Cloud-native security architecture using containers, serverless functions, and asynchronous messaging
Terraform-based templates for consistent, audit-ready deployments
Why Higher Education Institutions Choose Improving
With deep experience across Google Cloud, HPC modernization, AI/ML, and secure cloud infrastructure, Improving helps universities accelerate research outcomes while maintaining governance and cost efficiency.
Our Expertise Includes
Certified Google Cloud partner for AI/ML, HPC, and platform engineering
Experience modernizing research environments across academic and public-sector clients
Proven ability to deploy PBMM-compliant cloud environments
Strong track record in scientific, clinical, and data-intensive research modernization
ISO and SOC 2 Type II certified security practices
