On 9 and 10 May 2023, the first All-Hands meeting of the GÉANT GN5-1 Work Package (WP4) focusing on Above-the-Net services took place in the charming neighbourhood of...
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GÉANT and The Commons Conservancy have joined forces to pilot the open-source, web-based videoconferencing (VC) solution, eduMEET. This software enables institutions to...
Join Quistor for an exclusive webinar on Tuesday 16 May, 11:00-12:00 BST. Quistor experts will showcase the features of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) native...
Following a successful final review by the European Commission, the OCRE project team celebrates the culmination of their work, together with the project’s conclusion...
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On 9 and 10 May 2023, the first All-Hands meeting of the GÉANT GN5-1 Work Package (WP4) focusing on Above-the-Net services took place in the charming neighbourhood of Charlottenburg, in Berlin. Project participants, representing NRENs from all across Europe, came together to introduce their activities, discuss their plans, and identify synergies across the different tasks. Organised by WP4 and hosted by the German NREN DFN, the meeting kicked off with an opening address by Work Package leaders Jakob Tendel (DFN) and Maria Ristkok (EENet), who presented the overall context of the GN5-1 project and its core action areas, together with the specific objectives and timeline of WP4. Following initial warm-up activities, different task leaders...
GÉANT and The Commons Conservancy have joined forces to pilot the open-source, web-based videoconferencing (VC) solution, eduMEET. This software enables institutions to build a low-cost, easy to use VC platform for one-to-one or multiple-user conferences. A cost-effective, more secure alternative to commercial solutions, eduMEET is easy to run without the need to install any additional clients or plugins. Amsterdam, Netherlands 4 May 2023 – One of the primary objectives of the GÉANT GN5-1 project’s above-the-net (network) efforts is to establish a legal-administrative framework and software governance to support community financing for the spinoff of the eduMEET platform proof of concept. Within the scope of this objective, a...
Join Quistor for an exclusive webinar on Tuesday 16 May, 11:00-12:00 BST. Quistor experts will showcase the features of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) native database platforms, specifically tailored for research and education institutions. The speakers will delve into Quistor’s expertise in database performance tuning and monitoring, as well as demonstrate how Quistor can help you successfully lift and shift your applications and databases to OCI. Discover the OCI Database Service for Azure, and how the Azure/OCI interconnect can provide compatibility with your existing cloud infrastructure. Furthermore, they will discuss the benefits of the OCI Autonomous Database and Exadata, and how this can help you increase database...
Following a successful final review by the European Commission, the OCRE project team celebrates the culmination of their work, together with the project’s conclusion and its remarkable achievements. In its role of OCRE’s coordinator, GÉANT extends its heartfelt appreciation to partner organisations CERN, RHEA and Trust-IT, as well as to contractors EARSC, Evenflow and SixSq for their contributions and for their dedication to the project’s success. Our thanks also to the community of European NRENs for their crucial role in support of the project, and to commercial partners for their proactive approach. Unlocking the potential of cloud and EO services for European research Concluded in December 2022, the OCRE (Open Clouds for Research...
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GÉANT and The Commons Conservancy have joined forces to pilot the open-source, web-based videoconferencing (VC) solution, eduMEET. This software enables institutions to build a low-cost, easy to use VC platform for one-to-one or multiple-user conferences. A cost-effective, more secure alternative to commercial solutions, eduMEET is easy to run without the need to install any additional clients or plugins. Amsterdam, Netherlands 4 May 2023 – One of the primary objectives of the GÉANT GN5-1 project’s above-the-net (network) efforts is to establish a legal-administrative framework and software governance to support community financing for the spinoff of the eduMEET platform proof of concept. Within the scope of this objective, a...
Join Quistor for an exclusive webinar on Tuesday 16 May, 11:00-12:00 BST. Quistor experts will showcase the features of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) native database platforms, specifically tailored for research and education institutions. The speakers will delve into Quistor’s expertise in database performance tuning and monitoring, as well as demonstrate how Quistor can help you successfully lift and shift your applications and databases to OCI. Discover the OCI Database Service for Azure, and how the Azure/OCI interconnect can provide compatibility with your existing cloud infrastructure. Furthermore, they will discuss the benefits of the OCI Autonomous Database and Exadata, and how this can help you increase database...
Following a successful final review by the European Commission, the OCRE project team celebrates the culmination of their work, together with the project’s conclusion and its remarkable achievements. In its role of OCRE’s coordinator, GÉANT extends its heartfelt appreciation to partner organisations CERN, RHEA and Trust-IT, as well as to contractors EARSC, Evenflow and SixSq for their contributions and for their dedication to the project’s success. Our thanks also to the community of European NRENs for their crucial role in support of the project, and to commercial partners for their proactive approach. Unlocking the potential of cloud and EO services for European research Concluded in December 2022, the OCRE (Open Clouds for Research...
A handbook to help research network users make an informed choice of public cloud services and avoid nasty surprises Words: Claudia Battista, Director of GARR In the world of research networks, the design, implementation, and management of connectivity or above-the-network services have always been planned with users. One of the main purposes of research networks is to drive technological evolution while maintaining transparency and full control of the network, and the capacity to adapt to specific user requirements. However, the offer of ICT services by commercial providers has dramatically grown over the years and today the adoption of applications and information services on public clouds is a thing even in the scientific, academic, and...
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On 9 and 10 May 2023, the first All-Hands meeting of the GÉANT GN5-1 Work Package (WP4) focusing on Above-the-Net services took place in the charming neighbourhood of...
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On 9 and 10 May 2023, the first All-Hands meeting of the GÉANT GN5-1 Work Package (WP4) focusing on Above-the-Net services took place in the charming neighbourhood of Charlottenburg, in Berlin. Project participants, representing NRENs from all across Europe, came together to introduce their activities, discuss their plans, and identify synergies across the different tasks. Organised by WP4 and hosted by the German NREN DFN, the meeting kicked off with an opening address by Work Package leaders Jakob Tendel (DFN) and Maria Ristkok (EENet), who presented the overall context of the GN5-1 project and its core action areas, together with the specific objectives and timeline of WP4. Following initial warm-up activities, different task leaders...
GÉANT and The Commons Conservancy have joined forces to pilot the open-source, web-based videoconferencing (VC) solution, eduMEET. This software enables institutions to build a low-cost, easy to use VC platform for one-to-one or multiple-user conferences. A cost-effective, more secure alternative to commercial solutions, eduMEET is easy to run without the need to install any additional clients or plugins. Amsterdam, Netherlands 4 May 2023 – One of the primary objectives of the GÉANT GN5-1 project’s above-the-net (network) efforts is to establish a legal-administrative framework and software governance to support community financing for the spinoff of the eduMEET platform proof of concept. Within the scope of this objective, a...
Join Quistor for an exclusive webinar on Tuesday 16 May, 11:00-12:00 BST. Quistor experts will showcase the features of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) native database platforms, specifically tailored for research and education institutions. The speakers will delve into Quistor’s expertise in database performance tuning and monitoring, as well as demonstrate how Quistor can help you successfully lift and shift your applications and databases to OCI. Discover the OCI Database Service for Azure, and how the Azure/OCI interconnect can provide compatibility with your existing cloud infrastructure. Furthermore, they will discuss the benefits of the OCI Autonomous Database and Exadata, and how this can help you increase database...
Following a successful final review by the European Commission, the OCRE project team celebrates the culmination of their work, together with the project’s conclusion and its remarkable achievements. In its role of OCRE’s coordinator, GÉANT extends its heartfelt appreciation to partner organisations CERN, RHEA and Trust-IT, as well as to contractors EARSC, Evenflow and SixSq for their contributions and for their dedication to the project’s success. Our thanks also to the community of European NRENs for their crucial role in support of the project, and to commercial partners for their proactive approach. Unlocking the potential of cloud and EO services for European research Concluded in December 2022, the OCRE (Open Clouds for Research...