Merge branch 'news-desysns' into 'master'

Newspost on DESY S&S

See merge request !299

_posts/2021/09/2021-09-09-desy-syncnshare.md

+---
+title: "DESY Sync & Share service available to Helmholtz"
+title_image: spacex-uj3hvdfQujI-unsplash.jpg
+date: 2021-09-09
+authors:
+  - jandt
+  - "van der Reest, Peter"
+layout: blogpost
+categories:
+  - news
+excerpt: >
+    DESY contributes its Sync & Share Service to the Helmholtz Cloud, for usage by Helmholtz and collaborators!
+    The service, based on Nextcloud Enterprise, is an online storage service, to get easy and fast access to all of your stored data.
+
+---
+
+## DESY Sync & Share
+
+{{ page.excerpt }}
+
+DESY has been offering Sync & Share services since 2013.
+
+#### Features
+
+* **Access your data on the web:**
+  Save your own data in DESY Sync & Share and access it from everywhere via web browser.
+* **Synchronize your data:**
+  Store all your data fully synced on all your devices to work smoothly and barrier-free.
+* **Integrate your cloud data in your desktop environment:**
+  Mount DESY Sync & Share on your desktop via WebDav Drive.
+* **Work on shared documents collaboratively:**
+  The OnlyOffice environment allows joint work on Office documents and other formats.
+* DESY Sync and Share uses the **dCache storage system** to store your data in a highly resilient and redundant manner, while offering principally unlimited storage capacity.
+* Additional features, like collaborative calendar, may be made available upon [request](mailto:support@hifis.net?subject=[DESYSNS]).
+
+Refer to [DESY Service Documentation](https://it.desy.de/services/storage_services/desy_sync__share/) for full documentation and FAQs.
+
+#### Usage Conditions
+
+Visit the Helmholtz Cloud Portal at [**cloud.helmholtz.de** <i class="fas fa-external-link-alt"></i>](https://cloud.helmholtz.de/#/services) to access the service and to check usage details.
+
+In brief, individual users from Helmholtz ([with IdP connected to Helmholtz AAI](https://hifis.net/doc/backbone-aai/list-of-connected-centers/)) can use the service straightaway.
+User groups from Helmholtz need to briefly apply for usage by sending a request to support.
+Again: See Cloud Portal for details!
+
+#### Access using Helmholtz AAI 
+
+No additional accounts or passwords are required, as the access is mediated through the Helmholtz AAI.
+Using this infrastructure, you and all colleagues can use your **home institution’s login** to use the Sync & Share service seamlessly.
+Furthermore, group management is performed through the AAI as well.
+
+* For a [detailed tutorial on how the basic access works, have a look here!](https://aai.helmholtz.de/tutorial/2021/06/23/how-to-helmholtz-aai.html)
+* If you have successfully applied for a group, you may also [refer here for group management in the AAI](https://hifis.net/doc/helmholtz-aai/howto-vo-management/).
+
+## Further services in Helmholtz Cloud
+
+Until end 2021, multiple more Helmholtz Cloud services are expected to be added.
+Stay tuned to not miss any!
+
+## Comments and Suggestions
+
+If you have questions need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact.
+
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+                            title="HIFIS Helpdesk">
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