We at de.KCD look forward to welcoming you to our open consultation hour and answering your questions about cloud or data management. Our open consultation hour takes place every two weeks on Fridays from 14:30 - 15:30 and is held as an open Zoom meeting. In addition, our consultation hours always deal with a specific overarching topic on which experts from our network will give a short prese…
The goal of this event is to bring together all training materials developed within the de.NBI Cloud/de.KCD project and convert them into GTN-compatible formats. This will allow us to host them in the de.KCD Training-Materials repository and, eventually, make them available through the GTN. In addition, we plan to hold discussion sessions on topics such as: - Best practices for creating and m…
Educators: Martin Braun, Max Boshof (HD-HuB) Date: 26.11.2025 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CET (Berlin) Location: Online Contents: In this hands-on session we demonstrate how to use Infracost with Terraform to estimate public cloud resource costs before deployment. This session is a hands-on demonstration covering: - Setting up the Infracost CLI - Analyzing Terraform costs locally f…
Educators: de.NBI Cloud group Date: 30 September - 2 October 2025 Location: Berlin Contents: For more than 7 years, the de.NBI Cloud has provided free of charge computing resources to the life sciences community in Germany. Scientists involved in various research topics, such as metagenomics, medical imaging, epigenetics, and plant biology benefit from the opportunities provided by t…
Join us on a two-day journey to unlock the potential of cloud-based research data management (RDM). This hands-on training will equip you with the tools, techniques, and best practices needed to start your journey in cloud-based data management and processing. Day 1: After a warm welcome we will briefly introduce into the two backing organizations, i.e. "de.KCD - Data Competence Center Cl…
This hands-on summer school introduces doctors, clinical staff, and medical researchers to the fundamentals of cloud technology and digital tools for handling sensitive data, using the de.NBI cloud. Through practical sessions and real-world examples, participants will explore virtual machines, data protection, large language models, and workflow platforms, tailored specifically for clinical envir…
The Fellowship of the Data is fueled by enthusiasm for Research Data Management (RDM) and networking. Founded by RDM trainers and data stewards, we want to offer an open space for everyone with aligned interests that fosters our community bonds and allows us to find peers from many different contexts. We believe in the power of collaboration and knowledge sharing. By exchanging resources, lear…
As researchers navigate the complexities of big data, they often find themselves struggling to manage and analyze large datasets or to automate analysis processes in streamlined workflows. Cloud computing environments offer a promising solution, but getting started can be daunting. In this workshop, we'll explore how the German Competence Center for Cloud Technologies (de.KCD) supports researcher…
The RDA Germany Conference 2025 is jointly organized by the RDA DE association in cooperation with the Helmholtz Open Science Office. It will take place from February 18 to 19, 2025 at the Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (GFZ, Telegrafenberg) in the lecture hall building (House H). On Tuesday, February 18, we will start this time with the “RDA for Newbies” session at 9:30 a.m. At 11:00 a.m. t…
Join us for an open project meeting and networking event hosted by the German Competence Center Cloud Technologies for Data Management and Processing (de.KCD) at the annual de.NBI and ELIXIR-DE All Hands Meeting in Berlin. This event provides you the opportunity to gain first-hand insights in our ongoing work, connect to current strategic considerations for knowledge transfer and contribute to th…