The following is from Sonynka Ngosso from the Office of Strategic Coordination at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcing their new STRIDES (Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability Initiative) initiative. 

Dear Colleagues,

Today NIH launched a new initiative to harness the power of commercial cloud computing and provide NIH biomedical researchers access to the most advanced, cost-effective computational infrastructure, tools, and services available.  The STRIDES (Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability Initiative) Initiative counts Google Cloud as its first industry partner.

In line with NIH’s first-ever Data Science Strategic Plan released in June, STRIDES will establish additional innovative public-private partnerships to broaden access to services and tools, including training for researchers to learn about the latest cloud tools and technologies.

In addition, the partnership will involve collaborations with NIH’s Data Commons Pilot—a group of innovative projects testing new tools and methods for working with and sharing data in the cloud.   Services are expected to become available to the NIH-supported community after a series of pilot activities to refine policies and test and assess implementation approaches.

We thank you for your interest in STRIDES and our commitment to putting the most advanced cloud computing tools in the hands of our scientists.

Sincerely,
Sonynka Ngosso [C], M.S., M.B.A.
Policy, Planning, Evaluation, and Communication (PPEC)
Office of Strategic Coordination – The Common Fund
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health