Ohio State Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides secure, scalable cost-effective computing, storage and database services that faculty and staff can use for things like research projects, web application hosting, archival file storage and administrative Business Intelligence/analytics.
Ohio State users should not sign up for a new AWS account at aws.amazon.com to use for university business. Any AWS account used for university business must be set up through the Ohio State AWS service to comply with university requirements. If you create a new account through aws.amazon.com it must be used solely for personal use; must be tied to a personal email address (e.g. @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, etc) and personal credit card; and cannot store university data.
Request an Account
- Review the readiness checklist: https://it.osu.edu/ohio-state-aws-readiness-checklist
- The checklist provides guidance about how to set a budget and get it approved in Workday.
- Request the account here: https://go.osu.edu/awsrequests. The checklist will also walk you through this step
Connect with AWS Resources
Ohio State AWS Community Team
Join the Ohio State AWS Community Team using the code “op53dpc”: https://go.osu.edu/awscommunity
Service Offering Details
To learn more about the Ohio State AWS offering view the service offering details. Training materials are available in the AWS section of the Administrative Resource Center.
Ohio State AWS Accounts
The OCIO offers university-configured AWS (also called Ohio State AWS) to faculty and staff for approved university business. Ohio State AWS adds the following features to the standard AWS offering:
- Integrated billing – your AWS charges will be paid automatically from your Ohio State account;
- Ohio State name.n and BuckeyePass login to the AWS console;
- Pre-configured accounts to meet Ohio State requirements;
- Access to support specialists within AWS;
- …and much more! Take a look at our service comparison chart for full details.
Explore and Learn
In addition to training materials available in the AWS section of the Administrative Resource Center, Amazon has published extensive information about AWS. The resources below represent a handful of key locations to use and bookmark:
- Ohio State AWS: Successful Six
- AWS Training and Education Options
- AWS Getting Started
- AWS Service Documentation
- What’s New with AWS
- Future Research on AWS
- High Performance Computing on AWS
- Imagine: Campus on a Cloud
- Explore AWS Educate
Security Matters
Ohio State AWS account owners are responsible to work closely with their local IT and Security Coordinators to protect the use of university data in AWS.
Key References
- AWS General Security Checklist(link is external)
- AWS Security Best Practices(link is external)
- Ohio State Institutional Data Policy(link is external)
- Ohio State Information Security Framework(link is external)
Key Resources
- Cloud Risk Registry (scroll to bottom for AWS services that have been reviewed by Ohio State’s Enterprise Security Risk Team)
- AWS Quick Starts
- AWS Security Bulletins
- AWS Service Documentation
- AWS Service Terms
- AWS Security Resources
Ohio State has a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Amazon, which means Amazon Web Services now meets security requirements for HIPAA data. Users must follow our security policies for protecting HIPAA information.
News
Upcoming Events
Weekly Office Hours
IN-PERSON
Date: 1st Thursday of each month
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Pelotonia Research Center Lobby
Date: 3rd Thursday of each month
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Research Commons - 3rd floor of the 18th Ave Library
ONLINE
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Online consultation sessions are 30-minutes maximum, by appointment. These consultations are available only to current Ohio State employees. To access the appointment page and sign up, enter your Ohio State username and password at https://go.osu.edu/awsofficehours.
AWS Events and Webinars
AWS Online Tech Talks
Online presentations led by AWS solutions architects and engineers. AWS Online Tech Talks cover a range of topics and expertise levels, and feature technical deep dives, demonstrations, customer examples, and live Q&A with AWS experts.
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