The CERNBox Service
H.G Labrador, L. Mascetti

Date: June 2015
Publisher: Talk at IT Technical Forum, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Location: CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Links: PDF VIDEO


Abstract

CERNBox is a cloud synchronisation service for end-users: it allows syncing and sharing files on all major mobile and desktop platforms (Linux, Windows, MacOSX, Android, iOS) aiming to provide offline availability to any data stored in the CERN EOS infrastructure. The successful beta phase of the service confirmed the high demand in the community for an easily accessible cloud storage solution such as CERNBox. Integration of the CERNBox service with the EOS storage back-end is the next step towards providing “sync and share” capabilities for scientific and engineering use-cases. In this presentation we will describe the CERNBox service, key technical aspects of CERNBox/EOS integration, new developements and new, emerging usage possibilities.