The ScienceMesh is a federation of European cloud storage solutions to enable data interoperability and friction-free collaboration between European researchers, without requiring these researches to relocate their data. This is possible by connecting nodes, that is, cloud platforms from different providers, into a pan-European mesh of data and higher level services.
The main benefit? European researchers from a specific node can keep their data in their home service, without having the need to move it from another node in order to either share data with other researchers or access different data services available in the ScienceMesh. By using the web interface on his home data service, with a simple mouse click, researchers can share datasets with any user or group on any of the other connected services in the ScienceMesh.
The mesh of geographically and diverse nodes from all around Europe allow the creation of a consistent interoperable where all the connected nodes in the ScienceMesh can interact with the others without leaving their home’s institution service interface. A step further into significantly easing policy, eligibility, data custodianship and consent issues.
GET TO KNOW EACH ONE OF SCIENCEMESH NODES
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SWITCHdrive
A place to store, synchronise, share and edit files quickly and reliably - all in the secure SWITCH cloud.
Sciebo
Sciebo is a non-commercial cloud storage by universities for universities, where you can securely store your research, study and teaching data. The University of Münster as the operator guarantees that there are no commercial interests in the data on the part of the provider. With sciebo you can synchronise your documents on all devices, always having available the latest versions. You can access your files worldwide via the sciebo client, app and web interface.
DTU - Technical University of Denmark
DTU is an independent and self-governing university with a Board of Governors as its highest authority. DTU is a vibrant elite technical university, recognized for its high level of international research and its sought-after graduates. Through collaboration, our staff and students reach out to the world and work across disciplines to create value, welfare, and growth by developing technologies that work in a globalized world, transcending social and cultural differences.
Ailleron
As a group, Ailleron focuses on building efficient and innovative IT solutions that enable clients to gain a market advantage. They also are specialized in solutions that support sales and customer service by the largest entities in the financial (AIlleron, LiveBank), telecommunications (Software Mind) and hotel (iLumio) industries.
CERNBox
CERNBox provides cloud data storage to all CERN users. You can store your data, share it and synchronise it across devices - smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, the lot! The data can be accessed from any Web browser or file explorer, and you decide which data you want to share with other individuals or groups of collaborators. Data can be synchronised to your devices (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOs and Android) with the CERNBox application (aka. the sync client).
CESNET
CESNET is an association of universities of the Czech Republic and the Czech Academy of Sciences. It operates and develops the national e-infrastructure for science, research and education which encompasses a computer network, computational grids, data storage and collaborative environment. CESNET offers a rich set of services to connected organisations.
SURF Drive
SURFdrive is a store and share service cloud service, provided by SURF. Users can store, synchronise and share documents easily and can access their files anywhere and anytime: from smartphone, tablet or laptop.