For a long time, public cloud providers have given users (almost) unlimited access to compute resources (virtual servers, storage, database, etc.) inside their end-to-end managed data centers. Recently the need for localRead More…
Virtually any organization active in the public cloud needs at least one cloud architect to be able to see the big picture and to assist designing solutions. So, what makes a cloudRead More…
Make an impact on the future of cloud adoption Leading research infrastructure players and industry experts are cooperating on defining future efforts and setting the pace of global public cloud adoption, usageRead More…
Academia remains cautious about security in adopting cloud computing models. Putting data on someone’s public storage or running software on someone else’s CPU can trigger fears of data loss, phishing, botnet andRead More…
GÉANT was honoured to have senior managers of Zoom present an online seminar to the R&E community on April 15 2020. Managers from across the globe addressed the community and offered detailedRead More…
OCRE has published its OCRE IaaS+ tender which will be executed by GÉANT. The tender was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 April 2020. The estimated total valueRead More…
As the whole world is adapting to working and studying from home in the time of COVID-19 pandemic, in Ukraine researchers, students and teachers have a new tool to help them: eduMEET.Read More…
For countries who wish to offer Learning Management Systems (LMS) via national tenders, the GÉANT cloud team has prepared a tender template bundle to save NRENs time and resources. The pre-packaged tenderRead More…
Zoom is a video first communications platform that provides both free accounts (Basic Plan) and paid Education Specific licenses (EDU Plan) which are enhanced with additional functionality. The basic plan offers aRead More…
To support NRENs and institutions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the GÉANT cloud team has assembled a list of the free cloud offers from Google, Amazon, Microsoft and GÉANT. We also have an overview of theRead More…