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Helmholtz Cloud Services

The Helmholtz Cloud is a federated cloud of all centres of the Helmholtz Association. It offers IT services to all Helmholtz centres and the entire scientific community and partners.

Helmholtz Cloud services are provided by one of the Helmholtz Centres so that they can be used by other Helmholtz Centres. Some services are made available to the whole association. Or they are limited to certain user groups such as specific Helmholtz Centres, their project groups, institutes or departments. Cross-centre project groups are also possible, for example the incubator platforms. And in most cases, external users can be integrated, e. g. as guest users.

The technical prerequisites for seamless login with the home account are provided by the Helmholtz AAI. The organisational framework is provided by the Helmholtz AAI Policies.

Helmholtz Cloud is a federated platform of the members of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. As a result, the use of Helmholtz Cloud services is free of charge.

Getting Service Access

Helmholtz Cloud Service Description

The Helmholtz Cloud Beta is currently set up. The services offered can be used in pilot status.

If you would like to use a service that is not yet available to you, please write to the provider contact given in the service description chapter How to get access.

Login to Helmholtz Cloud Service

Helmholtz AAI allows seamless access to a large and growing number of Helmholtz Cloud Services. You can use your home institution’s login to use the services seamlessly. The tutorial Login to Helmholtz Cloud and associated services via Helmholtz AAI explains the process click-by-click.

Becoming Service Provider

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The Helmholtz Cloud Service Portfolio is continuously updated. If you are a service provider and would like to offer a new IT service, please write to us at {{site.contact_mail}}.

Information about the service onboarding process, evaluation and exclusion criteria can be found in our documentation.

Feedback and Support

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