THE FOUR MAX PILLARS

There are four pillars that define the MAX organizational approach to delivering its mission. The purpose and relation between these four pillars establish the fundamentals of MAX processes and solutions. 

Network 

At the foundation of MAX is a robust and flexible networking architecture that supports the high demands of science applications and large data flows. It continually evolves to meet the current and future high-performance cyberinfrastructure needs of its customers. This advanced infrastructure facilitates the high-speed transmission of data, supports core and advanced services, and enables big data flows. The network is connected to national and international R&E networks, thereby providing high-performance communications and collaborations for the research and education community.

Services 

With its cutting-edge networking infrastructure and innovative edge resource, MAX provides both core and advanced services to its customers. At its most basic level, MAX offers high-performance CI solutions to transport, compute, and analyze data at various speeds. In addition, MAX works closely with customers who require tailored networking and CI solutions to accomplish specialized tasks that are unachievable through standard commercial offerings. MAX’s broad service offering enables customers to reach their organizational goals and conduct critical research studies that will lead to scientific innovations.

Research

MAX facilitates research for its customers in the domain science research community through its advanced CI and service offerings. Moreover, MAX is also engaged in research studies through agency-sponsored grants. When responding to calls for grant proposals, MAX ensures that all projects align with its organizational mission, as well as with its customers’ needs. The research activities are focused on identifying and defining the next generation of CI services. These will ultimately direct the future of networking at MAX and within the general information technology community. 

Innovation

The MAX mission comes full circle at the pillar of innovation, which results from research discoveries that are enabled through high-performance and advanced CI services. As new innovations emerge, they often lead to more efficient networking solutions and improved CI services. Although MAX directly benefits from such innovations, the surrounding community is also impacted by the new opportunities for economic development in the technological and entrepreneurial space. MAX continues to strive for innovation, especially when it provides benefits to society as a whole.