Transforming education and research with hybrid cloud
Delivering computing resources from the heart of Janet, at the edge of your network, to power education and research.
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Expected outcome:
New service
About the project
The hybrid cloud product is a solution for Janet-connected institutions desiring the benefits of cloud agility and security, combined with the speed, latency, and data sovereignty that only Jisc can provide.
Built on Microsoft Azure services, the hybrid cloud product is ideal for running various workloads using familiar tools in a cost environment that Jisc can manage. This setup offers flexible resource allocation without the need for a large initial capital expenditure or dedicated data centre space and is ideal for institutions getting started or well established on their cloud journey.
The hybrid cloud product fits with our range of other cloud services.
How this will transform education and research
Know where your data is
Delivering cloud resources from the heart of the Janet Network means you know exactly where your data is stored. Data can be transited to/from your institution entirely over the Janet Network, without using the public internet.
Where data needs to be shared with other institutions, it can be done securely at backplane speeds without ever leaving the hybrid cloud environment.
Reduce your cloud costs
Jisc’s hybrid cloud environment removes the need to purchase, manage, and maintain on-premises hardware, providing traditional cloud flexibility with on-premises data sovereignty.
Reduce the cost of using public cloud environments by processing data using our hybrid cloud environment and only moving the results to the public cloud for further sharing.
Join our hybrid cloud proof of concept
We invite you to take part in the development of Jisc's hybrid cloud product. Joining the proof of concept gives you early access to innovations, collaboration with Jisc, and help to shape the final product, and free access to a hybrid cloud environment.
Contact your relationship manager for more information or to register your interest.
Use cases available
- Hybrid cloud slices: With hybrid cloud slices, take advantage of Jisc’s hybrid cloud multi-tenancy to access cloud resources, flexibly scaling up or down the amount of compute, storage, memory, and graphics as required
- Storage: Easily extend your on-premises data storage facilities into the cloud, knowing exactly where your data is stored with quick access
- Data sharing: When collaborating with other organisations, effortlessly share data at backplane speed from the hybrid cloud platform without having to host the data on your network.
- Research environments: Using core cloud services, create research environments in the heart of the Janet Network, where sensitive research data never has to leave the hybrid cloud platform, accessible at near LAN speed
- Virtual desktops: Whether simplifying IT estate management or needing access for business continuity, benefit from virtual desktop spun up in Jisc’s hybrid cloud environment
Our project partners
Meet the project team
Peter Kent
Innovation consultant, Jisc
Dave Cook
Azure senior cloud solutions architect, Jisc
Abu Syed
Product manager – cloud, Jisc
Owen Buckley
IT graduate, Jisc