NORDUnet welcomes Steve Cotter as CEO of GÉANT
NORDUnet welcomes Steve Cotter as the new CEO of GÉANT Association; the transition to a unified top management for the pan-European research and education networking association is a major step forward in the long process of merging TERENA and DANTE into a single organization, serving equally as the home of European R&E networking community efforts and […]
European e-Infrastructure Position on Open Science Cloud
The European e-Infrastrucutres EUDAT, LIBER, OpenAIRE, EGI, and GÉANT have released a joint position statement on the vision for a European Open Science Cloud. The Open Science Cloud is seen as the driver for taking European research to the next level, by offering researchers seamless, secure, trustworthy, open access to advanced digital capabilities, resources and expertise for […]
In the Field – Global NREN User Stories
Advanced research and education networks exist to be enablers. The value of NORDUnet and the Nordic NRENs is the great education and the groundbreaking research they enable. Our users engage in exciting research projects, they produce new discoveries, they find new ways to teach. We’re excited to be part of this and to enable these results. As […]
NORDUnet point-of-presence in Geneva
NORDUnet has opened its first PoP in central Europe. Located at the CERN Internet eXchange Point (CIXP) in Geneva, the PoP allows NORDUnet to Connect directly to CERN, serving connections for a major, global science community and ensuring Nordic high-energy physics research the best possible facilities; Connect to CERNlight, the Open Lightpath Exchange point at CERN, in […]
Roskilde University consolidates video with Kaltura
Roskilde University is moving all its video productions into the Kaltura media management system from Danish NREN DeIC. This is expected to lead to increased security, stability, and control of copyright issues. DeIC delivers Kaltura as a service hosted by NORDUnet. The combination of DeIC and NORDUnet was a deciding factor when the Danish university chose Kaltura. […]
New HPC facility for Danish Meteorological Institute on Iceland
The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) has announced an agreement with Cray to acquire a next generation HPC facility for meteorological computations, weather forecasting, climate modelling, etc. The new supercomputer will have about ten times the computing power of the existing facility. DMI usually upgrades supercomputing resources in a 5-7 year cycle in order to see the best […]
NTW2015 Early-bird Expiring soon
Make sure to take advantage of the favorable NTW2015 early-bird rate of EUR 150 before it expires on 26 August, 2015. The NORDUnet Technical Workshop that takes place from 15-17 September 2015 at the Radisson Park Inn, Kastrup, Denmark is still open for early-bird registrations. It is a community event driven by community interests […]
NORDUnet upgrades capacity to Iceland
NORDUnet is happy to announce a new agreement with Farice for network capacity to Icelandic NREN RHnet. NORDUnet, RHnet, and Farice have reached an agreement that provides an upgrade of Icelandic R&E Network connectivity to 2 x 10Gbps (from the current 10 Gbps + 2.5 Gbps backup). Under the agreement, Farice will deliver fully diverse 10 […]
NORDUnet Strategy 2015-2020
The NORDUnet 2015-2020 Strategy has been published. Labelled “The Nordic Gateway for Research and Education”, the updated strategy further highlights the role of NORDUnet as a platform for collaboration for the Nordic NRENs and the Nordic research and education communities. The new strategy stresses that the Nordic NRENs and NORDUnet form an integral part of global […]
Call for Papers for UbuntuNet-Connect 2015
Authors are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at UbuntuNet-Connect 2015, the 8th Annual Conference of the UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking. The UbuntuNet-Connect series of conferences has been held for the past seven years and is regarded as one of the premier conferences in Africa. This year the conference will take place […]
