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It is the purpose of HIFIS to allow a common, harmonized access to Helmholtz Cloud services via
a single portal -- the Cloud Access Layer:
and Single-Sign-On (SSO).
The initial set of services as well as the first version of the access layer is scheduled to be available by end of 2020.
The initial set of services as well as the first version of the access layer is scheduled to be available by the end of 2020.
[**See also our roadmap**](roadmap).
#### What are the plans for the Cloud Access Layer?
The initial version of the Cloud Access Layer is planned to be kept simple but already allow for one of the most important features, the single-sign on funcionality.
* one
* two
* three
The initial version of the Cloud Access Layer is planned to be kept simple while at the same time incorporating one of the most important features, the single-sign on functionality. Further functionality of the first version includes
* list of services
* detail view for services
* possibility to access a service via a link
* indication of service status
Later versions may contain...
* four
* five
* six
Later versions will contain more enhanced features like
* personal workspace with overview about the personal set of services
* possibility to request more specific setup of services
* creation of meta services, e.g. combination of JupyterLab with HPC resources and a storage service
If you have suggestions about additional use cases and functionality, please feel free to contact us. We appreciate all input from the user community!
