The German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (de.NBI) is operating an OpenStack cloud computing infrastructure for the life science community (https://cloud.denbi.de/). The goal of this course is to give a fundamental introduction to the underlying OpenStack infrastructure and is dedicated to bioinformaticians or experienced computational data analyst who want to utilize scalable and flexible cloud resources for their research. Participants will learn how to setup a cloud project and work with virtual instances, how to efficiently utilize cloud computing resources, about networking and security issues, means of deploying bioinformatics tools in the cloud, and how to set up a customized compute cluster in a cloud environment using BiBiGrid. Course subjects will be covered by short talks and practical hands-on sessions.
Date: March the 8th, 2018
Location: CeBiTec building - room G1-106, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 27, 33615 Bielefeld
A brief agenda is available here (subject to change).
Keywords:
OpenStack, Cloud Computing, virtual machines (VMs)
Tools:
OpenStack, BiBiGrid
Prerequisites:
- practical experience in Linux/Unix derivatives, the command line interface and file system required
- basic knowledge of networking recommended
Contact: Alexander Sczyrba (
Please send your application to
Travel advices:
- How to get to Bielefeld and its University
- Find your way to Bielefeld University on a map
- Plan of the Campus
- Plan of the Main Hall
Accommodation advices (if required):
- Hotels in proximity of the Bielefeld univeristy
- Plan of Bielefeld with hotel informations (german PDF)
- Urban railway plan with hotel informations (german PDF)
The City of Bielefeld provides an Online booking system for hotels on their website.
Below are contact details for a selection of hotels in Bielefeld. Participants will need to make their own reservations directly with the hotel.
Am Bahnhof 3
33602 Bielefeld
Telefon: 0521-52820
Telefax: 0521-5282100
E-Mail:
Homepage: http://www.bielefelder-hof.de/
Map
Niederwall 31-35
33602 Bielefeld
Telefon: 0521-52530
Telefax: 0521-5253444
E-Mail:
Homepage:http://www.arcadia-hotel.de/bielefeld/the-hotel.html
Map
Standard single room: 100€, including breakfast
Distance to the venue: 4,3 km, excellent tram connection
Waldhof 15
33602 Bielefeld
Telefon: 0521-52800
Telefax: 0521-5280113
E-Mail:
Homepage:http://www.mercure.com/de/hotel-0897-mercure-hotel-bielefeld-city/index.shtml
Map
Distance to the venue: 4 km, good tram connection
Am Johannisberg 5
33615 Bielefeld
Telefon: 0521-92380
Telefax: 0521-9618333
E-mail:
Homepage: http://www.park-inn-bielefeld.de/
Map
Standard single room: approx. 97€, including breakfast
Distance to the venue: 3,4 km, no tram connection, good on-site parking
Bahnhofstraße 32
33602 Bielefeld
Telefon: 0521-521980
Telefax: 0521-52198 113
E-Mail:
Homepage: http://www.comfort-garni.de/
Standard single room: 77€, including breakfast
Distance to the venue: 3,9 km, very good tram connection
Otto-Brenner-Str. 133-135
33607 Bielefeld
Tel: 0521/2999-0
Fax: 0521/2999-220
E-Mail:
Homepage: www.brenner-hotel.de
Ritterstraße 15
33602 Bielefeld
Tel: 0521/96725-0
Fax: 0521/96725-445
E-Mail:
Homepage: http://www.altstadt-hotel-bielefeld.de/
Jugendgästehaus und Bildungszentrum Bielefeld gGmbH
Hermann-Kleinewächter-Str. 1
33602 Bielefeld
Tel.: 0521-52205-0
Fax: 0521-52205-110
E-Mail:
Homepage: http://www.djh-wl.de/bielefeld
Standard single room: 54€ per person, including breakfast
Standard double room: 37€ per person, including breakfast
Distance to the venue: 4,6 km, good tram connection