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Environment
Google, Google Colaboratory (or Colab Pro)
Issue
Google has a service called "Colaboratory" (aka "Colab") that can be used as an electronic research notebook, specifically for Jupyter notebooks. Can I use it with my U-M Google account?
Resolution
- According to Google, "Colaboratory, or 'Colab' for short, is a product from Google Research. Colab allows anybody to write and execute arbitrary python code through the browser, and is especially well suited to machine learning, data analysis and education. More technically, Colab is a hosted Jupyter notebook service that requires no setup to use, while providing free access to computing resources, including GPUs."
- Google Colaboratory is not covered under the university's Google Workspace for Education agreement. This means we do not provide support for it, nor receive support from Google for any issues that may arise from your use of it.
- It should be considered a Google Additional Service for which we do not provide support. It also should not be used for sensitive data of any kind.
- There is a Pro version ("Colab Pro"), which requires payment. U-M Google accounts cannot do this because Google Pay is disabled.
SOLUTION: Advanced Research Computing (ARC) provides the Great Lakes service, which includes Jupyter Notebooks for use at U-M. Visit the ARC website to learn more about the
Great Lakes service and get started.
Additional Information
LSA-TS assists LSA affiliates with Jupyter Notebook. However, this is limited to individuals with an LSA role.
Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.