RCD Infrastructure
The RCD Infrastructure (RCDI) team consists of highly specialized IT professionals who are responsible for the installation and maintenance of hardware, storage and systems software for research computing resources. This includes the Palmetto II HPC System, Indigo Data Lake and other research computing equipment and systems located in the ITC data center. The RCDI team also provides site support for national resources such as NSF CloudLab, NSF FABRIC and the National Research Platform (NRP)
The RCDI team works closely with the Engagement teams to provide the best possible solutions for Clemson’s computational research faculty and students.
What We Do
RCDI is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of research computing resources such as the Palmetto II HPC system and Indigo Data Lake.
The team also provides consultations to faculty to procure hardware and systems to meet research needs and provides site support for the hosting of computational research resources in the Information Technology Center (ITC) data center.
Executive Director
Scott Groel
Scott Groel is the Executive Director of the Research Computing and Data Infrastructure (RCDI) team at CCIT. In 2014, he began working for CCIT’s Advanced Computing Infrastructure division, which later became known as RCDI, as a student intern and was subsequently hired full-time in 2016 as a Systems Administrator. In 2020, he became the lead systems architect for RCDI. In this role, he led the design and implementation of several expansions of the Palmetto and Cloudlab systems and worked closely with RCD team members on the design and changes needed to launch Palmetto II and the Indigo Data Lake. Scott moved into the Executive Director position in 2023 and oversaw the final release of the Palmetto II HPC in the spring of 2024 and works closely with RCD staff and Clemson faculty to bring forward new systems and services to benefit the research community.
