Where is the best Cyberinfrastructure in the United States? Ohio.

I recently spoke with Stan Anhalt, executive director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, regarding the impact of a location’s technological infrastructure on the potential success of a business. Here is what I learned.

Stan was recently in California giving a talk to an audience of high performance computing experts. In his presentation he made the claim that Ohio has the best “cyberinfrastructure” in the nation and then asked the audience if the statement was accurate in their opinion. The collective perspective was yes. In Ohio, the creation of this world-class cyberinfrastructure has been enabled by a strong and forward-thinking public-private collaboration.

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He went on to say that in Ohio we have a real core infrastructure that enables Ohio-based companies to leverage high performance computing to be more competitive in the global economy. Ohio further differentiates itself from other states through its world-class analytics capabilities. Companies like Lexis-Nexis, the Ohio Computer Library Center, Chemical Abstracts Service and others provide the analytical expertise to capitalize on the ability to rapidly move bits and bytes of information.

Another interesting program that he referenced was for smaller companies. He termed it Blue Collar Computing™. It is a service provided by the Ohio Supercomputer Center that makes the potential of high performance computing accessible to Ohio companies. Blue Collar Computing offers the hardware, software and people required to get started in using the technology to solve complex business problems. Because of our charter from the Ohio Board of Regents, OSC can provide the comprehensive solution services of Blue Collar Computing at cost, making it affordable for companies to leverage the power of high performance computing. OSC’s goal is to enable companies to solve problems more efficiently and effectively, which translates into the ability to more effectively compete for global market share in their business category.

Executives should definitely evaluate Ohio’s cyberinfrastructure and consider the competitive advantage it could represent before choosing any other location for capital investment.

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