NORDUnet Technical Workshop 2019
This year’s NORDUnet Technical Workshop (NTW) will run from 24-26 September with selected side meetings on 23 & 27 September. If you work with networking, infrastructure or services for research and education in the Nordic countries, this workshop is for you. NTW is the meeting point for individuals, teams and communities working with technical aspects […]
Faster connectivity between Asia and Europe for research and education
New sustainable 100 Gbps link is set to boost research and education collaboration between Asia Pacific region and Europe with shorter, faster, cheaper connectivity. Tallinn, Estonia, 18 June 2019 – An international consortium of six research and education (R&E) networks, including AARNet (Australia), GÉANT (Europe), NORDUnet (European Nordics), SingAREN (Singapore), SURF (The Netherlands) and TEIN*CC […]
Supercomputer to be placed in Finland
Competitive Supercomputer to be placed in Finland NORDUnet congratulates Finnish CSC on being selected to host a pan-European high-performance supercomputer at their datacenter in Kajaani. Not only will this position Finland, but the entire Europe as one of the world leaders in supercomputing, enabling European researchers to access world-class computing resources. This decision will provide […]
NORDUnet speakers at Fed4FIRE
NORDUnet CEO René Buch today addressed the fifth Fed4FIRE+ Engineering Conference (FEC) in Copenhagen, Denmark during its opening day. His primary messages included views on the rise and impacts of Content Distribution Networks and the imminent challenges for NRENS. Other speakers also included Jerry Sobiski of NORDUnet who gave a Vision talk: What is “Advanced […]
NORDUnet launches Next Generation Network build
NORDUnet and the Nordic NRENs have agreed a major redesign and upgrade of the NORDUnet backbone in Europe and the Nordic countries. The network will allow NORDUnet and the Nordic NRENs to meet the growing demands for capacity, availability, and low latency from the research and education sector. By sharing infrastructure, NORDUnet and the Nordic NRENs […]
NORDUnet Zoom workshop 8-9 May 2019
Following the workshop on the Kaltura service the NORDUnet media team is now inviting for a similar event for the Zoom service on 8th-9th May. Registration will close Friday 3rd May by noon!! The workshop agenda offers sessions on the On-Prem solution, how to configure and use Zoom, and also addresses a number of use […]
The new Nordic network taking shape
A more powerful, more resilient and more affordable Nordic network for research and education is taking shape. The new NORDUnet network is based on collaboration and infrastructure sharing. Collaboration and sharing are key elements to solving the challenge of delivering more capacity and redundancy for less money. Fortunately, that is something the Nordic NRENs have […]
NORDUnet and Sunet Agreement
NORDUnet and Sunet entered into an agreement for handing over the operation of the Sunet Network to Sunet Copenhagen, Denmark & Stockholm, Sweden – 2 January 2019 The current Nordic R&E Network operational model was established during 2006 when both NORDUnet and Sunet were implementing a fiber optic network and there was a need for […]
NetherLight – the case for Open Exchanges
Our friends at SURFnet have produced an excellent video about the open exchange point NetherLight. The video explains NetherLight role as central part of the European e-Infrastructure for research and education. It also makes a strong case for open exchange points in the global R&E networking ecosystemt, and the role they play in the Global Network […]
DeiC Conference 2018
The 2018 edition of the DeiC conference will take place on 10-11 October at Fredericia, Denmark, addressing supercomputing, data management and related services. This year’s theme of “Building the digital infrastructure for future research” makes it the perfect meeting point for everyone working with e-infrastructure within research and education. Four tracks, “Network and Services”, “Supercomputing […]
