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Collection of Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) about HIFIS
Software
.
Collection of Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) about HIFIS.
---
## General
{:.text-success}
#### [What is the mission of HIFIS
Software
?][1]
HIFIS Software Services mission is to empower scientists of any domain to
implement and to perpetuate modern scientific software development principles
in order to make research software engineering more sustainable
.
#### [What is the mission of HIFIS?][1]
The Helmholtz Infrastructure for Federated ICT Services (HIFIS) ensures an
excellent information environment for outstanding research in all
Helmholtz research fields
.
#### [How can HIFIS Software help me as a researcher?][2]
Developing software is an essential part of a modern research process.
Reproducible high-quality research requires a sustainable software devlopment
process. HIFIS Software helps you with four different components:
-
[
Education & Training
](
https://software.hifis.net/services#training
)
-
[
Technology Services
](
https://software.hifis.net/services#technology
)
-
[
Consulting Services
](
https://software.hifis.net/services#consulting
)
-
[
Community Services
](
https://software.hifis.net/services#community
)
#### [Whom can I talk to about HIFIS Software in my Helmholtz center?][3]
Visit the
[
team page
](
team
)
for getting contact information. If there is no
HIFIS Software associate in your center yet, we are happy to help to find
and nominate someone in your institute as
[
contact person
][
contact
]
.
#### [My Helmholtz center is not directly involved into HIFIS Software. Do you still help me?][4]
Yes, of course. HIFIS in general is a Helmholtz-wide platform that aims to
provide offers for
**all**
Helmholtz centers.
#### [Is there more in HIFIS than the Software Cluster?][5]
Yes, there exist two more clusters within HIFIS:
-
*Backbone Services*
- provide a stable network infrastructure and jointly
usable core services in order to meet the increasing demand for networking
of research and the increasing volume of data in the Helmholtz Association
-
*Cloud Services*
- offer a federated cloud platform
to the entire scientific community and partners in the long tail of
science
Visit
[
www.hifis.net
](
https://www.hifis.net
)
for general information about
HIFIS.
#### [How should I acknowledge HIFIS assistance in a paper?][10]
Please include something like this:
> We gratefully acknowledge the HIFIS.net (Helmholtz Federated IT Services)
> Software team for ... (e.g. support with the [components above][2])
---
## Education & Training
{:.text-success}
#### [Which trainings are you able to offer?][6]
Please have a look into our training catalogue. This is a collection of
material that either is developed by external organizations, e.g.
[
The Carpentries
](
https://carpentries.org/
)
, originates from various Helmholtz
centers or is created by HIFIS Software itself.
#### [Where do I find upcoming training events?][7]
Our
[
events page
](
events
)
lists future events.
#### [I need a software training for my research group. Can you provide one?][8]
We are very happy to provide trainings for you. Please have a look into our
[
events page
](
events
)
first, to see future scheduled trainings. If there is no
event that fits your needs, please
[
contact us
][
contact
]
.
---
## Technology Services
{:.text-success}
#### [When are first Technology Services available for use?][9]
It is planned to have the first usable services available by mid 2020. You can
visit the
[
Technology Services
](
https://software.hifis.net/services#technology
)
page for further
information.
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