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    Becoming a user group & offering of a new service.
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    Helmholtz Cloud is a federated cloud of all Helmholtz Centres. As a service provider, a Helmholtz Centre offers an IT service that can be used by other Helmholtz Centres 
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    The service can be offered Helmholtz-wide for all centres, or for selected user groups such as individual Helmholtz centres, their project groups, institutes or departments. Helmholtz-wide project groups are also possible, for example the Incubator Platforms.
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<p>
    The technical prerequisites for seamless login with the home account are provided by the [Helmholtz AAI]( https://login.helmholtz.de/home/) ([AAI documentation]( https://www.hifis.net/doc/backbone-aai/)). The organisational framework is provided by the Helmholtz AAI Policies (link).
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<p>
    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.
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<h1>Becoming Service User Group</h1>
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        The <a href="https://cloud.helmholtz.de">Helmholtz Cloud Beta</a> is currently setup. The services offered can be used in pilot status. 
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        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 <l>How to get access</l>.
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<h1>Becoming Service Provider</h1>
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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 contact@hifis.net. / please use our application form. Information about the service onboarding process, evaluation and exclusion criteria can be found [here](LINK) in our documentation.
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