Case studies

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"Everything now works anytime, anywhere"

Nimeto, the creative vocational school in Utrecht, has undergone a complete transformation. The school building was renovated and expanded, and the Wi-Fi network renewed with SURFwireless to ensure reliable connectivity.

The circular economy professional community only got rolling by finding a common goal

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With a background as an engineer and product developer, Ivo Kothman knows better than anyone that innovation does not come without a struggle.
Greater insight into earthquakes using seismic data

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ORFEUS worked with SURF on data replication. This makes research data easier to manage and share within European research infrastructures.
'Cloudbursting' expands research infrastructure at VUmc

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Researchers at the VUmc sometimes reach the capacity limits of the private Cloud, which is why it is connected to SURFsara's HPC Cloud.
Data management à la carte

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Read how the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and WUR simplify their data management by using iRODS Hosting by SURF.
The many scenarios of water research

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Water management research projects require a lot of computing power, which is why researchers use the HPC Cloud.
How molecules communicate

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The software of Alexandre Bonvin tries to predict how molecules communicate. For this he uses computing power from all over the world.
From binoculars to visualised big data

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Willem Bouten (UvA) studies the behaviour of birds. In the process, he has traded in binoculars for GPS trackers, which allow him to follow them 24 hours a day.
Cloud formation: the great unknown in current climate research

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One of the most crucial processes of global warming, the formation of clouds, has not had much attention so far. Prof. Jonker wants to change this.