ULEAD
Unified Learning Environment for Analytics & Data (ULEAD)
ULEAD is a cloud-based, secure platform with compute, storage, and tools for the analytical needs of users. The goal of the ULEAD platform is to protect PHI data while making it available in a secure manner for the UCLA Health Community. The platform meets National Institutes of Health (NIH) security and data use requirements, ensuring that researchers can confidently work with NIH-funded data and projects. It offers the UCLA Health community many benefits, including:
- Enhanced data security
- Streamlined process for data access
- Reduced burden of data release approval as the data will remain in a secure environment
- Access to compute resources that are more powerful than users’ local laptops or desktops
- Scalable architecture to support growing business needs
Learn more about ULEAD offerings!
Open the tabs below for additional information and documentation.
Features
- Large user base of business analysts, researchers, data scientists, biostatisticians, administrators, and more.
- Friendly and responsive user support via weekly office hours and online user guides.
- Connect seamlessly to published apps and Windows and Linux virtual desktops. New applications are added periodically upon request.
- Connect to OHIA Analytics Ready Data Sets.
- Bring your own data.
- Secure collaboration between multiple parties.
- Self‑service file transfer out of secure environment.
- Availability of fast‑tracked, risk‑assessed, pre‑approved, and custom compute.
- Access to high‑performance compute and storage.
- Expedited honest broker workflow through CTSI to gain access to sensitive data.
Applications
ULEAD has various applications and software that are already available. Here is a full list of current applications:
* Bring your own license
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Acrobat
- Anaconda
- Apache Solr
- Azure Data Studio
- Doccano
- Microsoft Excel
- File Explorer
- File Transfer App
- GitHub
- JMP Pro- special instruction
- Jupyter Notebook
- Matlab
- Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
- MobaXterm
- Notepad ++
- Oracle SQL Developer
- Power BI Desktop App
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- PuTTY
- PhyCharm Community
- PhyCharm Professional*
- Rstudio
- SAS for Researchers
- SAS for Business/Non-Researcher*
- SPSS*
- STATA*
- VS 2015
- VS2017
- VS 2019
- 7Zip
- Microsoft Word
If users require any new application or software to be installed in ULEAD, they must send an email to ULEADSupportTeam@mednet.ucla.edu. OHIA ULEAD team will coordinate the installation. Some applications or software may require users to bring their own licenses. If users are not sure if the software they are requesting is licensed or not, they can send an email to ULEADSupportTeam@mednet.ucla.edu.
Storage
Standard Offering:
- Collaboration folder
- User folder
- Data Transfer Folder
Extended Storage Options (recharges apply):
Compute
Standard Offering:
- Windows Published Apps (Shared compute): vCPUs:8 RAM: 16 GB
Other offerings (based on Use cases or application licenses):
- Shared Desktop (Shared compute): vCPUs:8 RAM: 16 GB
- Linux desktop (Dedicated): vCPUs:8 RAM:16 GB
- Windows Desktops (Dedicated): vCPUs:4 RAM:16 GB
Extended Compute Options (recharges apply):
Additional Resources
ULEAD Documentation
Every ULEAD user will be provided with a ULEAD User Guide. This guide will have instructions on how to effectively work in the ULEAD environment. Please refer to ULEAD FAQs for common questions and issues.
Curious to see how ULEAD works? Check out the ULEAD Demo for an overview of the platform.
Access Provisioning
ULEAD will be made available to the UCLA Health community in multiple phases. If you are a researcher working with CTSI or DIAAG please contact the respective teams to request access to ULEAD.
ULEAD Support
For any questions about ULEAD, users can send an email to ULEADSupportTeam@mednet.ucla.edu.
ULEAD Office Hours: OHIA team also hosts ULEAD Office Hours meetings two times a week for any additional support for the users. See below for schedule and meeting link.