Provision in ~60 Minutes
Configurable Research Environments
Budget Guardrails + Approvals
Governed Access + Auditability
Limitations of On-Premise HPC Solutions
Traditional on-premise HPC can't keep pace with modern academic research demands.
Stalled Innovation
Long Queues: On-premise systems lead to long wait times for resource provisioning.
The Result: These delays make it difficult to run advanced simulations and process large research datasets when they are needed most.
Rigid Scalability
Fixed Capacity: Fixed hardware lacks the flexibility required as research needs fluctuate across grants and projects.
The Result: Researchers are forced to work within the constraints of aging infrastructure, slowing the overall pace of discovery.
High Operational Overhead
Ops Burden: Managing security requirements and specialized HPC infrastructure is resource-intensive.
The Result: High costs and limited research IT resources make environments difficult to maintain and scale.
There is a Faster Way to Provision
The Research Accelerator Portal transforms academic HPC from a shared bottleneck into an on-demand research platform. Approved environments can be requested, reviewed, and deployed in minutes, all without infrastructure delays.
Ideal For Organizations That:
Launch HPC or AI/ML environments without IT ticket queues
Scale compute as research demands fluctuate
Maintain governance and budget control from day one
Support multiple labs and projects in a shared infrastructure
See How the Research Accelerator Portal Deploys Secure Environments in Minutes.
Deploy Specialized Research Stacks in Minutes
Stop building environments from scratch. Launch an approved research stack in minutes.
Deploy in Minutes: Choose a stack, set guardrails, submit for approval, and launch, all without ticket queues.
Pre-Configured Stacks: JupyterHub, RStudio, AlphaFold, GATK and more, ready to run.
Production-Ready Foundation: Built on Google Cloud best practices for performance, reliability, and scale.
Self-Service Provisioning: Researchers request from an approved catalog so IT stays out of the critical path.
From Login to Launch, All in One Portal
One secure portal to launch environments, manage projects, and start work immediately.
Single Research Workbench: One portal for projects, environments, collaborators, and controls.
Browser-Based Access: Use GPU/HPC resources without SSH/VPN complexity.
Ready-to-Run Environments: Pre-installed libraries and dependencies so teams can start on day one.
Elastic Performance: Scale compute up/down as needs change; pay only for what you use.
Eliminate Grant Overages and "Bill Shock"
Real-time spend visibility with automated guardrails that stop overruns early.
Budget Guardrails & Alerts: Set project limits and get alerts at 50%, 75%, and 90% of allocation.
Hard Caps & Auto-Pause: Automatically pause non-essential resources when thresholds are reached.
Cost Attribution by Project: See exactly where dollars go by project, environment, and workload.
Forecast & Accountability: Track burn rate and remaining runway so PIs and finance stay aligned.
Approval-Ready Governance for Every Project
Built-in oversight (requests, approvals, and controls) so research moves fast without losing accountability.
Approval Workflow: Route environment requests for review and sign-off without email chains.
Quota & Resource Controls: Enforce limits on size and scale so projects stay within guardrails.
Project-Level Visibility: Managers see environment details, status, and changes in one place.
Audit-Friendly Activity Logs: Track access and updates for reporting and reviews without extra tooling.
The Improving Difference
Built for regulated research environments. Delivered by experts who understand compliance, cost control, and scalable cloud architecture.
Healthcare-Ready Architecture
We design research platforms that balance speed with governance so teams can move fast without introducing security or compliance risk.
Governance + Cost Controls From Day One
Budget guardrails, approval workflows, and audit-ready controls are built into the platform — not added after overruns occur.
Google Cloud–Certified Delivery
Implemented by a Google Cloud Partner team with deep experience in secure research environments, HPC workloads, and AI/ML infrastructure.
Proven at Scale
See how we’ve helped leading healthcare and research institutions eliminate technical friction and accelerate their time-to-discovery.
CAMH Research Accelerator Portal
Challenge: CAMH needed elastic burst compute beyond on-prem, without adding cloud complexity for researchers.
Solution: Improving deployed a secure Research Accelerator Portal with templates, approvals, and budget guardrails.
Result: Researchers gained faster access to scalable compute while extending (not replacing) existing HPC.
Architect Your Custom Research Environment
Every Research Accelerator Portal deployment is tailored to your organization’s security, compliance, and research requirements. Schedule a technical deep dive with our team to review your current environment, architecture needs, and rollout approach.
What Happens Next:
Architecture + use case review
Compliance and governance alignment
Demo tailored to your environment
Implementation scope + timeline