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[http://www.gcube-system.org '''gCube'''] is the '''''Software System''''' designed and implemented to enable the building and operation of a '''''Service Oriented Infrastructure''''' supporting the definition of '''''[[Virtual Research Environment|Virtual Research Environments]]''''' (VREs). Moreover, it is equipped with a rich array of "mediators" making it possible the exploitation of services and facilities offered by others infrastructures including:
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[http://www.gcube-system.org '''gCube'''] is the '''''Software System''''' designed and implemented to enable the building and operation of a '''''Service Oriented Infrastructure''''' supporting the definition of '''''[[Virtual Research Environment|Virtual Research Environments]]''''' (VREs). It is equipped with a rich array of "mediators" making it possible the exploitation of services, repositories, and facilities offered by others data and computing infrastructures.
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* the largest Grid infrastructure currently existing, i.e. the infrastructure operated by [http://www.egi.eu/ European Grid Initiative (EGI)] (formerly operated by [http://www.eu-egee.org European Grid for E-sciencE project (EGEE)]);
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A ''Service Oriented Infrastructures'' is an infrastructure developed according to the Service Orientation principles, this reflects in facilities for the re-usability and dynamic allocation of the resources forming the infrastructure itself. A ''Virtual Research Environment'' is the materialization of a very ''flexible'' and ''agile'' application development model based on the notion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_Service Software as a Service (SaaS)] in which components may be bound instantly, just at the time they are needed and then the binding may be discarded. According to it, user communities are enabled to define their own applications by simply selecting the application constituents (the services, the collections, the machines) among the pool of resources made available through the infrastructure. The cost of operating each defined VRE is completely outsourced to the infrastructure that by applying ''economies of scale'' to the operation of the applications (sharing and re-use) can offer better, cheaper and more reliable applications than single communities can themselves.
 
A ''Service Oriented Infrastructures'' is an infrastructure developed according to the Service Orientation principles, this reflects in facilities for the re-usability and dynamic allocation of the resources forming the infrastructure itself. A ''Virtual Research Environment'' is the materialization of a very ''flexible'' and ''agile'' application development model based on the notion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_Service Software as a Service (SaaS)] in which components may be bound instantly, just at the time they are needed and then the binding may be discarded. According to it, user communities are enabled to define their own applications by simply selecting the application constituents (the services, the collections, the machines) among the pool of resources made available through the infrastructure. The cost of operating each defined VRE is completely outsourced to the infrastructure that by applying ''economies of scale'' to the operation of the applications (sharing and re-use) can offer better, cheaper and more reliable applications than single communities can themselves.
  
 
This system has been implemented with the support of the European Commission in the context of a series of projects:
 
This system has been implemented with the support of the European Commission in the context of a series of projects:
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/206341_en.html AGINFRA PLUS] - Accelerating user-driven e-infrastructure innovation in Food Agriculture (2017-2019 - EU Grant agreement No. 731001);
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/198301_en.html BlueBRIDGE] - Building Research environments for fostering Innovation, Decision making, Governance and Education to support Blue growth (2015-2018 - EU Grant agreement No. 675680);
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* the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/86427_en.html D4Science] - DIstributed colLaboratories Infrastructure on Grid ENabled Technology for Science (2008-2009 - EU Grant agreement No. 212488);
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** [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/004260 DILIGENT] (grant no. 004260) - A Digital Library Infrastructure on Grid Enabled Technology
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/99194_en.html D4Science-II] - Data Infrastructure Ecosystem for Science (2009-2011 - EU Grant agreement No. 239019);
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* the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/71926_en.html DILIGENT] - A DIgital Library Infrastructure on Grid ENabled Technology (2004-2007 - EU Grant agreement No. 004260);
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** [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/212488 D4Science] (grant no. 212488) - DIstributed colLaboratories Infrastructure on Grid ENabled Technology for Science;
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/194937_en.html EGI-Engage] - Engaging the EGI Community towards an Open Science Commons (2015-2017 - EU Grant agreement No. 654142);
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** [D4Science-II](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/239019) (grant no.239019) - DIstributed colLaboratories Infrastructure on Grid ENabled Technology for Science – Phase II;
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/101244_en.html ENVRI] - Common Operations of Environmental Research Infrastructures (2011- 2014 - EU Grant agreement No. 283465);
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** [ENVRI](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283465) (grant no. 283465) - Common Operations of Environmental Research Infrastructures;
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/194947_en.html ENVRI PLUS] - Environmental Research Infrastructures Providing Shared Solutions for Science and Society (2015-2019 - EU Grant agreement No. 654182);
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** [iMarine](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283644) (grant no. 283644) - Data e-Infrastructure Initiative for Fisheries Management and Conservation of Marine Living Resources;
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/99564_en.html EUBrazilOpenBio] - EU-Brazil Open Data and Cloud Computing e-Infrastructure for Biodiversity (2011-2013 - EU Grant agreement No. 288754);
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** [EUBrazilOpenBio](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/288754) (grant no. 288754) - EU-Brazil Open Data and Cloud Computing e-Infrastructure for Biodiversity.
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/99770_en.html iMarine] - Data e-Infrastructure Initiative for Fisheries Management and Conservation of Marine Living Resources (2011-2014 - EU Grant agreement No. 283644);
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* the H2020 research and innovation programme
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/194932_en.html PARTHENOS] - Pooling Activities, Resources and Tools for Heritage E-research Networking, Optimization and Synergies (2015-2019 - EU Grant agreement No. 654119);
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** [SoBigData](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654024) (grant no. 654024 - SoBigData Research Infrastructure);
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/210496_en.html PerformFISH] - Consumer driven Production: Integrating Innovative Approaches for Competitive and Sustainable Performance across the Mediterranean Aquaculture Value Chain (2017-2022 - EU Grant agreement No. 727610);
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** [PARTHENOS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654119) (grant no. 654119) - Pooling Activities, Resources and Tools for Heritage E-research Networking, Optimization and Synergies;
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* [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/197882_en.html SoBigData] - SoBigData Research Infrastructure (2015-2019 - EU Grant agreement No. 654024).
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** [EGI-Engage](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654142) (grant no. 654142) - Engaging the EGI Community towards an Open Science Commons;
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** [ENVRI PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654182) (grant no. 654182) - Environmental Research Infrastructures Providing Shared Solutions for Science and Society;
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** [BlueBRIDGE](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/675680) (grant no. 675680) - Building Research environments for fostering Innovation, Decision making, Governance and Education to support Blue growth;
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** [PerformFISH](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/727610) (grant no. 727610) - Consumer-driven Production: Integrating Innovative Approaches for Competitive and Sustainable Performance across the Mediterranean Aquaculture Value Chain;
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** [AGINFRA PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/731001) (grant no. 731001) - Accelerating user-driven e-infrastructure innovation in Food Agriculture;
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** [DESIRA](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/818194) (grant no. 818194) - Digitisation: Economic and Social Impacts in Rural Areas;
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** [ARIADNEplus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/823914) (grant no. 823914) - Advanced Research Infrastructure for Archaeological Data Networking in Europe – plus;
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** [RISIS 2](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/824091) (grant no. 824091) - European Research Infrastructure for Science, technology and Innovation policy Studies 2;
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** [EOSC-Pillar](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857650) (grant no. 857650);
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** [Blue Cloud](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/862409) (grant no. 862409) - Piloting innovative services for Marine Research & the Blue Economy;
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** [SoBigData-PlusPlus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/871042) (grant no. 871042) - SoBigData Research Infrastructure;
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** [MOVING]( https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/862739) (grant no. 862739) - Mountain Valorization through Interconnectedness and Green Growth
  
 
Some details on the specific developments are reported [[GCube_Development | here]].
 
Some details on the specific developments are reported [[GCube_Development | here]].
  
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The rest of this Wiki is dedicated to provide pointers to various information on this system including:  
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The rest of this Wiki is dedicated to providing pointers to various information on this system including:  
 
* [[GCube Features | distinguishing features]] devised to provide the reader with a feature-based characterisation of the system offerings;  
 
* [[GCube Features | distinguishing features]] devised to provide the reader with a feature-based characterisation of the system offerings;  
 
* [[GCube Documentation|documentation and guides]] specifically developed to serve the needs of three key players, i.e. end-users, system administrators and application developers.
 
* [[GCube Documentation|documentation and guides]] specifically developed to serve the needs of three key players, i.e. end-users, system administrators and application developers.

Revision as of 11:55, 2 December 2020

gCube is the Software System designed and implemented to enable the building and operation of a Service Oriented Infrastructure supporting the definition of Virtual Research Environments (VREs). It is equipped with a rich array of "mediators" making it possible the exploitation of services, repositories, and facilities offered by others data and computing infrastructures.

A Service Oriented Infrastructures is an infrastructure developed according to the Service Orientation principles, this reflects in facilities for the re-usability and dynamic allocation of the resources forming the infrastructure itself. A Virtual Research Environment is the materialization of a very flexible and agile application development model based on the notion of Software as a Service (SaaS) in which components may be bound instantly, just at the time they are needed and then the binding may be discarded. According to it, user communities are enabled to define their own applications by simply selecting the application constituents (the services, the collections, the machines) among the pool of resources made available through the infrastructure. The cost of operating each defined VRE is completely outsourced to the infrastructure that by applying economies of scale to the operation of the applications (sharing and re-use) can offer better, cheaper and more reliable applications than single communities can themselves.

This system has been implemented with the support of the European Commission in the context of a series of projects:

Some details on the specific developments are reported here.

The rest of this Wiki is dedicated to providing pointers to various information on this system including:

  • distinguishing features devised to provide the reader with a feature-based characterisation of the system offerings;
  • documentation and guides specifically developed to serve the needs of three key players, i.e. end-users, system administrators and application developers.
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