- We provide sophisticated, secure, and easy‐to‐use computing environments with which to store and compute upon data.
- Allows for timely, reliable, and a transparent pathway to accelerate innovative research, improve care, and expand our decision making capabilities.
- HC2 focuses on the use of best practices and standards related to data storage and support of analytical software.
- Focused on providing tools, models, and environments to democratize access to, protect, enable, and maximize the effective use of data as an institutional asset.
- Supports requestors in assessing the best pathway for managing their computational needs and connects/liaises with third parties when the computational need exceeds internal capabilities.
- Informed and enabled clinical workforce prepared and supported to leverage data in practice.
- Ensures compliance with UC Davis Health security standards.
For questions about accessing any of the services below, please contact hs‐hc2contact@ucdavis.edu
Frequently Asked Questions
HC2 is an IT program that supports researchers in assessing the best pathway for managing their computational needs and connects/liaises with third parties when the computational need exceeds internal capabilities. HC2 focuses on providing tools, models, and environments to democratize access to, protect, enable, and maximize the effective use of data as an institutional asset.
For a consultation, please email hs-hc2contact@ucdavis.edu and provide as much detail as possible about your request/needs.
HC2 aims to provide no/low-cost computing where possible. Please contact hs-hc2contact@ucdavis.edu to discuss larger projects which may exceed our standard virtual machine provisioning model.
The Health Computing Core includes:
Advanced Computing Environment (ACE)
The Advanced Compute Environment (ACE) is an on-prem self-service environment allowing researchers to provision Linux or Windows compute resources "on demand." These systems are situated in a secure network enclave with limited access to external resources, and can be used to process data using open source tools. ACE systems can be scaled up to include large RAM and CPU allocations, extensive storage, and GPU processors, and are best suited to researchers with experience building, installing, and running their own toolchains.
Databricks on AWS Virtual Environment (DAVE)
- DAVE stands for Databricks on AWS Virtual Environment. It is a HIPAA compliant environment and consists of two main services, namely DAVE Platform and DAVE Data Access.
- DAVE Platform is a secure environment where authorized users may have access to tools such as Notebooks, Python, and SQL for data anayltics, machine learning, and data science development utilizing the Databricks platform.
- DAVE Data Access is a service that allow authorized users to access identifiable data.
For questions about accessing DAVE, please contact hs‐hc2contact@ucdavis.edu
Epic Nebula
Coming soon!
AWS HIPAA Landing Zone
The UC Davis Health HIPAA Landing Zone is solution provided by Amazon Web Service (AWS) that offers a structured, consistent, and secure foundation for deploying and managing multiple resources. UC Davis Health had designed and implemented technical controls to ensure security compliance and streamline approvals. The UC Davis Health HIPAA Landing Zone can be utilized by researchers to access advanced AWS features such as Sagemaker in compliance with UC Davis Health security requirements.