EGI Signs an SLA with Instruct-ERIC
EGI is strengthening European structural biology and life science research services through the official signing of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Instruct-ERIC.
What is Instruct-ERIC
The Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure (Instruct) is a distributed Research Infrastructure across 17 countries and organisations that provides access to a variety of high-end technologies and methods, expertise and training in structural biology. Instruct's major goal is to underpin fundamental research and promote innovation in the biological and medical sciences by providing an integrated approach that combines multiple technologies. It fosters close collaboration with other biological and medical sciences Research Infrastructures and establishes international partnerships with academia and industry, supporting the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors and helping tackle the Grand Challenges defined by Horizon Europe.
The Collaboration with EGI
Among the various services, Instruct runs ARIA (Access to Research Infrastructure Administration), a collection of cloud services provided by Instruct to research infrastructures, facilities and user communities within a range of scientific fields. Together with CRIMS (Crystallographic Information Management System), the two resources require cloud computing and storage access to ensure they run smoothly for end users.
The SLA will ensure the reliable hosting and operation of the ARIA and CRIMS production services on the EGI Infrastructure, providing a robust, secure, and scalable environment tailored to support researchers in the Health and Food domains.
In particular, the agreement will grant ARIA 23 vCPU cores, 94 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage and CRIMS 4 vCPU cores, 24 GB of RAM, and 50TB of Block Storage, provided by IN2P3-IRES, a member of the EGI Federation.
If you or your organisation are interested in the opportunities offered by EGI and would like to explore how our services can support and enhance your research, visit our services for research page and get in touch with us. This collaboration highlights our commitment to working together to shape the future of research.
