Welcome to Information Processing Centre
The central
computing facility of BITS Pilani referred to as the IPC (Information
Processing Centre) hosts and manages the computing/ networking infrastructure
for the campus. The infrastructure includes local and external connectivity
including email as well as computer services. IPC operates early morning to
midnight on 360 days a year. Some specialized labs/centers offer round the
clock computing facility.
The campus hosts
about 1000 latest desktops/workstations (including 350 in a central location),
about a dozen compute-servers (Intel-based SMP Systems, IBM Blade Center with
several blades), multi-Tera-byte storage (including a SAN) a variety of
peripherals (printers/scanners/ plotters). These systems support heterogeneous
operating environments (Linux and Windows), compilers, development tools/packages
for students and staff. The computing infrastructure issues are resolved
through online portal.