SAMARTH capability
Research infrastructure
Research infrastructure has to serve many groups with different needs on a fixed budget. The aim is capacity that researchers actually use, with data that survives the end of each grant.
Problems organisations bring
- Each research group running its own fragile servers
- Data with no long-term home
- Long queues for shared computing
- Laboratories that cannot be accessed remotely
Scope of work
- Research computing and HPC
- Virtual laboratories
- Research data platforms and retention
- Institutional computing systems
- Identity and access for research collaboration
- Instrument and laboratory integration
How an engagement runs
- Consultation. Every engagement begins with a registered consultation request and a call with a SAMARTH consultant, who confirms what is actually needed.
- Needs survey. Survey groups, workloads, data volumes and collaboration patterns.
- Shared design. A shared platform with clear allocation and governance.
- Proposal and quotation. Any work beyond the consultation is proposed separately, with its own scope, price, terms and an internally approved quotation.
What is delivered
- Needs survey
- Platform architecture
- Governance and allocation model
- Training for research staff
Limits we state plainly
Funding applications remain the institution's own; SAMARTH can provide technical input.
Hardware procurement is a separate engagement.
Questions
Can you work with a public university?
Yes. Public institutions register and follow the same consultation process, with their procurement requirements recorded.
Do you provide the computing capacity?
SAMARTH designs and coordinates. Capacity is acquired by the institution or through a separate quoted engagement.
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Technology transfer
Technology acquisition, licensing, research commercialisation, localisation and technical due diligence between laboratories, universities and industry.