SC19: Availability of Globus Connector For Google Cloud

Globus announced the availability of Globus for Google Cloud, a solution for accessing and managing data stored in Google Cloud object storage.

The Google Cloud connector makes it easy for researchers to move the largest files between Google Cloud and other systems, and to share those files with collaborators.

With the connector, organizations can increase the value of their Google Cloud investment by facilitating collaboration on research data. The company leverages federated identities from hundreds of academic institutions making it trivial for researchers to securely share data on Google Cloud.

The connector makes it to move data from the cloud to a local cluster, remote HPC, other cloud storage, or a researcher’s laptop using just a web browser.

Globus for Google Cloud complements the Google Drive connector solution offered from the firm, ensuring organizations can access the storage system most appropriate to their data size and project requirements.

“With this solution, users can access Google Cloud via the same easy-to-use Globus interface as for other on-premises and cloud storage systems,” said Rachana Ananthakrishnan, head, products, Globus. “By offering data-appropriate solutions, Globus ensures that research organizations can accommodate the full spectrum of storage needs, from smaller project files to the largest core research datasets.“

“In today’s world of data-intensive research, collaboration through fast, reliable sharing of data is critical,” said Joseph Zhou, higher education customer engineer manager, Google Cloud. “The new integration with Globus enables researchers to easily move data between Google Cloud and institutional systems, allowing them to focus on their core work rather than worrying about data management.“

The company is used by many thousands of people for efficient, secure, and reliable research data management. All that’s required is a standard Internet connection to initiate data sharing or transfers or any size, from anywhere to anywhere, using any web browser. Globus provides instant access to tens of thousands of storage endpoints, including all XSEDE systems as well as systems at over 80% of U.S. Department of Energy labs and 78% of leading research universities.

Globus demonstrated its Google Cloud connector at the SC19 conference in Denver, CO.

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