Getting Started with the de.NBI-Cloud

  • Bielefeld

 

Educators:
Alexander Sczyrba (Bielefeld University), Jan Krüger (Bielefeld University), Sebastian Jünemann (Bielefeld University)

Location:
Bielefeld University, Centrum für Biotechnologie - CeBiTec , Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Room G1-106

Date:
March 8th, 2018

Content:
The German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (de.NBI) is operating an  OpenStack cloud computing infrastructure for the life science community (https://cloud.denbi.de/). The goal of this course is to give a fundamental introduction to the underlying OpenStack infrastructure and is dedicated to bioinformaticians or experienced computational data analyst who want to utilize scalable and flexible cloud resources for their research. Participants will learn how to setup a cloud project and work with virtual instances, how to efficiently utilize cloud computing resources, about networking and security issues, means of deploying bioinformatics tools in the cloud, and how to set up a customized compute cluster in a cloud environment using BiBiGrid. Course subjects will be covered by short talks and practical hands-on sessions.

Keywords:
OpenStack, Cloud Computing, virtual machines (VMs)

Tools:
OpenStack, BiBiGrid

Prerequisites:
- practical experience in Linux/Unix derivatives, the command line interface and file system required
- basic knowledge of networking recommended

Application:
Please send your application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (subject cloud-course-03-2018) including a very brief motivation, a few words about your background, and if you already have some knowledge of cloud infrastructures. There will be no participation fee, yet travel and accommodation expenses need to be paid by the participants. Available course places will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis.

Contact:    
Name: Dr. Alexander Sczyrba
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Phone: 0521/106-2910

Name: Jan Krüger
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Phone: 0521/106-2494
       
Name: Sebastian Jünemann
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Phone: 0521/106-4827