The National Infrastructure for Research and Technology Network or GRNET () is the

national research and education network A national research and education network (NREN) is a specialised internet service provider dedicated to supporting the needs of the research and education communities within a country. It is usually distinguished by support for a high-speed backb ...

- NREN of

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and was formerly named Greek Research and Educational Network. GRNET S.A. provides internet connectivity, e-infrastructure, and other services to the Greek Educational, Academic, and

Research community The scientific community is a diverse network of interacting scientists. It includes many " sub-communities" working on particular scientific fields, and within particular institutions; interdisciplinary and cross-institutional activities are als ...

. Additionally, GRNET makes digital applications. It also provides services to the following sectors:

Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

Research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

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. GRNET supports all Universities, Technological Education Institutes, Research Centers, and over 9,500 schools. The GRNET head office is located in

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E-Infrastructures and Innovative Services

The GRNET backbone interconnects more than 100 institutions including all universities and technological institutions, research centers, public hospitals, museums, and libraries, as well as the Greek School Network. GRNET is present in global networking for research and education, representing Greece in

GÉANT GÉANT (''Gigabit European Academic Network'') is the pan-European data network for the research and education community. It interconnects national research and education networks (NRENs) across Europe, enabling collaboration on projects rangin ...

Large Scale Computing Services for Researchers (Cloud Computing)

GRNET offers Cloud Computing services that are available via the Infrastructure as a Service model, under the brand name “Okeanos” to promote academic, educational, and research aims. These services are hosted on GRNET's own infrastructure and fall into the category of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). More specifically, the following cloud services are provided: * ~Okeanos: Cloud Service with end users in the academic and research community powered by Synnefo, an IaaS cloud computing project. * ViMa: Virtual Private Server (VPS) Service provided to GRNET peers for hosting of services. “~Okeanos” service provides academic users the ability to create a multi-layer virtual infrastructure and instantiate virtual computing machines, local networks, and a storage space inside the virtual machine. The Cloud Computing infrastructure and services of GRNET have been made available to the pan-European R&E community via the “Okeanos-global” service.

Hellenic High Performance Computing Infrastructure

The GRNET �
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ARIS System information (in Greek) The system went into a pilot operational phase in June 2015, and it is available for research-related use to researchers and scientists across Greek universities, technological institutions, and research centers.

GR-IX

GRNET operates the Greek Internet Exchange (GR-IX). GR-IX interconnects

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, content providers, and other entities and facilitates the exchange of IP traffic among them.

International activities

GRNET participates in international projects funded by the

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. It also participates in regional and European projects that aim to bridge the digital divide between countries of South-East Europe and the rest of Europe, such as th
SEEREN
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SEEFIRE
projects.

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