FCCN Unit and GÉANT joined forces to organize a workshop linked to the Open Cloud for Research Environments (OCRE) project.
It was on February 22nd that the entities adhering to the Open Cloud for Research Environments (OCRE) framework agreement had the opportunity to participate in training on this program. Through this initiative, it was possible to showcase all the added value and potential of this consortium, which aims to "accelerate the adoption of cloud technology by the European research community."
The training follows the dissemination session of the agreement between the participating entities, held in 2021, and is available online.
OCRE is the result of a partnership between GÉANT, 40 national research and education networks, and 20,000 European higher education institutions collectively negotiated a pan-European framework agreement for a four-year period. The agreement includes the negotiation of more advantageous terms in terms of price, quality, quantity, and obligations, for example, with the most important IaaS+ Cloud Service providers.
The benefits of creating this framework agreement are numerous, including ensuring better prices by aggregating demand across multiple countries, easier contracting (with ready-to-use contract templates), reduced processing wait times, support at all stages of the process, and guaranteed data security, among other benefits. As a national research and education network, the FCCN Unit is empowered to streamline the contracting procedures between Confirmed Entities and suppliers.
