Globus Community
For more than 30 years AARNet has provided reliable telecommunications services, along with an expanding range of cyber security, data and collaboration services. Our network and services are designed to meet the specialised needs of Australia’s research and education sector.
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Hosted by AARNet, Globus Community Australasia is a central hub for staff at Australian and New Zealand universities and research institutions who are using the Globus data movement service. The community aims to foster collaboration among IT administrators, researchers, and Globus group managers by providing a platform to share knowledge, resources, and best practices.
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“Helping researchers solve complex data movement challenges is a key part of what we do at AARNet and partnering with organisations such as Globus helps us to do this.”
– Greg D’Arcy, Digital Research Product Manager, AARNet
Case Studies
National Transport Research Organisation Transforms Road Surveys with Globus
The National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO) is Australia’s leading independent transport research body, working with road and transport agencies and local governments across Australia and New Zealand to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of transport networks. NTRO is using Globus, delivered by AARNet, to move and analyse massive road survey datasets in near real time, helping make Australia’s transport networks safer and more efficient.
Smooth Migration for BioCommons’ Apollo Service: AARNet and Globus support critical data transfer
The Australian Apollo Service migrated 15 TB of research data during an infrastructure change at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre. Using Globus over AARNet’s high-speed network, they achieved a fast, secure, and disruption-free transfer, preserving metadata and ensuring life science researchers maintained seamless access to critical data and workflows throughout the transition.
Enabling Astronomy at Scale with AARNet and Globus
Astronomers studying long-period radio transients with South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope generate up to 2 TB per session. Using Globus over AARNet’s high-speed network, they transfer data to Australia quickly and reliably, enabling rapid analysis, refining observations, and sustaining scientific momentum across vast international distances.
Data Without Borders: the role of Globus in international genome research
Genetics technical specialists at the Biomolecular Resource Facility (BRF) are using Globus to transfer and share huge datasets through AARNet with national and international collaborators. Globus has greatly sped up their data delivery process, eliminating the need to spend time and resources to compress data into smaller files before sending them. For a recent project, they were able to transfer over 3 TB from their laboratory in Australia to a collaborator in New Zealand in only three hours using Globus.