Access to the Geant IaaS framework, which was procured under EU rules, has been made available by Jisc. Azure purchasers have a choice of 3 suppliers - Comparex, Atea and SoftwareOne
More details about the service here:
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/geant-iaas-framework
You can elect to purchase from any one supplier or, if you have complex requirements, you may run a mini-competition to find your own preferred supplier.
This Microsoft free e-book focuses on providing essential information about the key services of Azure for developers and IT professionals who are new to cloud computing.
Microsoft announced that it is waiving egress fees for the academic community. Read about it at:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-egress-fee-waiver-for-the-academic-community/
You may be interested in the free webinar that Microsoft Research is running next Wednesday. One of the presenters is Kenji Takeda, UK & European lead for Microsoft Research. Data manipulation and visualisation will be covered as will using Office 365 to store, share and visualise data sets.
Excel for Research -- Power BI and the Cloud (CSD390CAL)
Discover how Excel can help you with your research, including new Power BI features for data science and dynamic visualization
Date Wednesday 26th February