diff --git a/_includes/frontpage/title-content.html b/_includes/frontpage/title-content.html index e8be4f63c234e500a069d80c5cf22c977d62ea56..7c3de225a95c8416fd38ec8091799b6ad9830ee2 100644 --- a/_includes/frontpage/title-content.html +++ b/_includes/frontpage/title-content.html @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ </div> <div class="services-box"> <div class="services-title-buttons"> - <a href="{{ '/you-and-hifis' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-light btn-lg text-dark"> + <a href="{{ '/cloud-platform' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-light btn-lg text-dark"> <i class="fas fa-cloud"></i> Helmholtz Cloud </a> <a href="https://software.hifis.net" class="btn btn-light btn-lg text-dark"> diff --git a/cloud-platform.md b/cloud-platform.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..513306180fd4382e4148f77689c9b4f8b4210de5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cloud-platform.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +title: Helmholtz Cloud +title_image: default +layout: default +excerpt: + Announcement of Helmholtz Cloud. +lang: en +lang_ref: contact +--- + +## What is the Helmholtz Cloud? +{:.text-success} +Our purpose is to support scientific work from all domains and research centers. +To this aim, since summer 2019, we are setting up the Helmholtz Cloud, providing a portfolio of seamlessly accessible IT services. +The upcoming Helmholtz Cloud will initially consist of approximately 20 of 25 services. + +#### How can I access it? And when? +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 the end of 2020. + +[**Have a look at 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 while at the same time incorporating one of the most important features, the single-sign on (SSO) functionality. +Further functionality of the first version includes +* List of services +* Detailed view for services +* Possibility to access a service via a link +* Indication of service status + +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! + +## Contact us: +`contact-at-hifis.net` diff --git a/you-and-hifis/index.md b/you-and-hifis/index.md index 52604bdc6dce40887bc2565ef0e4260f8d91581c..5e082507c876e76ca8b509f3c42e0da993703151 100644 --- a/you-and-hifis/index.md +++ b/you-and-hifis/index.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ excerpt: Our purpose is to support you, as a scientist, Helmholtz employee or research project. To this aim, since summer 2019, we are setting up the HIFIS platform, that is building -- the [**Helmholtz Cloud**](#helmholtz-cloud), providing a portfolio of seamlessly accessible IT services to simplify your daily work, +- the [**Helmholtz Cloud**](../cloud-platform), providing a portfolio of seamlessly accessible IT services to simplify your daily work, - a **Helmholtz-wide login mechanism**, the [Helmholtz AAI]({% post_url 2020/07/2020-07-24-helmholtz-aai %}), - a stable, high-bandwidth **network infrastructure** connecting all Helmholtz centers, - [**Software services**](#software-services) to provide you with a common platform,