The de.NBI cloud is a fully academic cloud, free of charge for academic users, where academic cloud centers provide storage and computing resources for locally stored data. All layers, i.e. hardware and personnel resources, IT administration and operation, as well as deployment of operating systems, frameworks and workflows are provided by the local cloud centers.
Service Offering
The de.NBI cloud provides different project types to cater for different user requirements:
OpenStack offers:
- High configurability, infrastructure virtualization
- API access, e.g. for use with Terraform or Ansible
- Any software of the cloud ecosystem
Kubernetes offers:
- High configurability, service and container orchestration
- API access, e.g. for use with kubectl
- Any containerized software / service, Helm charts
SimpleVM offers:
- Beginner-friendly, preconfigured Research Envs
- ELIXIR guarded interactive browser sessions
- “One-click” solution for setting up your own cluster
Galaxy offers:
- Fully established bioinformatics tools and workflows, maintained by the community
- Point-and-click GUI for composition of bioinformatics workflows
- Interactive tours and comprehensive training library
Using the de.NBI Cloud: Cloud Portal, Resource Applications & Single Sign-On
Through a cloud federation concept, all de.NBI cloud sites are integrated into a single cloud platform. The user will be guided to the respective project type and is assigned to a suitable cloud location to host their project via the central de.NBI cloud portal application process. The system is based on Single sign-on (SSO) and Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure (AAI) using the Life Science Login provider and eduGAIN.
Further information about the de.NBI Cloud can be found in this flyer.
IT Security, Certification and Sensitive Data Projects
The eight de.NBI Cloud locations have established IT security management systems.
Most de.NBI Cloud locations are certified according to ISO / IEC 27001 or TÜV IT Trusted Site Infrastructure or BSI IT Grundschutz. Locations marked with an * are still in the process of fully implementing their ISMS before being officially certified.
At the moment, the de.NBI Cloud sites at DKFZ Heidelberg, Tübingen University and BIH/Charite Berlin also support hosting and processing of pseudonymized sensitive data projects. If you want to run a sensitive data project on the de.NBI Cloud, please make sure to indicate your intent and the nature of the data in the project application form. Please contact us if you have further questions!
Further Information about individual Cloud Sites
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