Add july blog and BigQuery API page (#180)

blog/2024-07-31-IT-Update.md

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+---
+title: "CIROH Research CyberInfrastructure Update"
+description: "July Monthly IT Update"
+slug: July Monthly IT Update
+
+tags: [ciroh, tuscaloosa, 2i2c, gcp, gpu, si, reu, bigquery, api, aws, nsf access]
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+We're excited to share some recent developments and updates from CIROH's Research CyberInfrastructure team:
+
+### Cloud Infrastructure
+
+- CIROH's Google Cloud Account is now fully operational and managed by our team. You can finde more information [here.](https://docs.ciroh.org/docs/services/cloudservices/google%20cloud/)
+- We're in the process of migrating our 2i2c JupyterHub to CIROH's Google Cloud account.
+- We've successfully deployed the Google BigQuery API (developed by BYU and Google) for NWM data in our cloud. To access this API, please contact us at [email protected].
+
+### Support and Services
+- Monthly AWS office hours are ongoing. For more details on how to join, email us at [email protected].
+- We provided IT support for the Summer Institute 2024, REU students, and team leads this summer.
+<div className="hero-image" style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+        <img src="/img/summer-institute.jpg" alt="summer-institute-students" style={{ width: '80%' }} />
+</div>
+
+<div className="hero-image" style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+        <img src="/img/reu.jpg" alt="reu-institute-students" style={{ width: '80%' }} />
+</div>
+
+### Security Enhancements
+- New security features have been added to our CIROH-UA GitHub repository to prevent commits containing sensitive information.
+- We've updated our AWS best practices, particularly regarding key management. If your project uses CIROH AWS resources, please review these updates at [AWS Best Practices](https://docs.ciroh.org/docs/services/cloudservices/aws/AWS%20best%20Practices/).
+
+### Resources and Access
+- For external IT resources needed for your projects, check out NSF Access Allocations [here.](https://docs.ciroh.org/docs/services/external-resources/nsf-access/)
+- GPU allocation is now available on CIROH's 2i2c JupyterHub. To request access, please fill out [this form.](https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=jnIAKtDwtECk6M5DPz-8p4IIpHdEnmhNgjOa9FjrwGtUNlpMNTIwT0ZHUjg5VzdTNzNOSVk5OEFNMC4u)
+
+<div className="hero-image" style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+        <img src="/img/si.jpg" alt="summer-institute-students" style={{ width: '80%' }} />
+</div>
+
+For more information on our services, please refer to our [services page](https://docs.ciroh.org/docs/services/intro).
+
+We're continually working to improve our IT infrastructure and support. If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].
+

docs/products/bigqeury-api/index.md

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+---
+sidebar_position: 18
+title: "NWM API BigQuery"
+description: "REST API backed by National Water Model data, developed on Google Cloud Platform"
+tags:
+  - api
+  - bigquery
+  - gcp
+---
+
+# NWM API BigQuery
+
+:::info
+More details about “Design and implementation of a BigQuery dataset and application programmer interface (API) for the U.S. National Water Model” paper can be found [here.](https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1jNAA4sKhEd5Kn)
+:::
+
+**Contact [email protected] to request access to this API.**
+
+import GitHubReadme from '@site/src/components/GitHubReadme';
+
+<GitHubReadme username="BYU-Hydroinformatics" repo="api-nwm-gcp" />
+