4. center for information technology
Technology
• SURFnet link: 2x100 Gbps
(2x10 Gbps Internet)
• Backbone 200 Gbps
• 4 datacentres: 800 m2
PUE 1.24 (Geothermal heat pump)
• Large scale storage and compute
facilities
> 12 PB > 6000 cpu cores
Organisation
• Staff: ~210 fte
• Budget:
~ € 30 million euro
• Mission: Your partner in innovative and
robust digital services for research and
education
• Part of University of Groningen
Expert fields
• Research
Data handling, HPC, Visualisation
• Education
eLearning, active learning, digital exams
• Organisation
HRM & Finance & Facilities
• Infrastructure
9.000 (managed) desktops
16.300 network connections
1500 wifi access points
Skills
• Hands on pragmatic culture
• 50 years of IT experience
• Innovative development partner with
excellent operational and
implementation skills
• eScience & eLearning centre
avant la lettre
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