Globus

Overview: 

​Globus is a non-profit service for secure, reliable research data management. With Globus, subscribers can move, share, & discover data via a single interface – whether your files live on a supercomputer, lab cluster, tape archive, public cloud, or your laptop, you can manage this data from anywhere, using your existing identities, via just a web browser.​ Developers can also use Globus to build applications and gateways leveraging its advanced identity management, single sign-on, search, authorization, and automation capabilities.

Currently, Penn State's Standard Subscription to Globus provides researchers with access to:

• File Transfer
• Managed Endpoints
• Management Console
• Usage Reports
• File Sharing
• Technical Support for Globus Connect, Web, or the Command Line Interface
• Application Integration Support
• HTTPS Support

As of 2024, Penn State's Globus subscription includes access to all of the Globus Premium Storage Connectors. Each of these connectors must be configured as a Collection available through an existing Globus Connect Server.

Penn State's Globus license covers the following units and sub-units:

• Penn State Commonwealth Campuses
• Penn State Great Valley
• Penn State College of Medicine
• Penn State Applied Research Lab
• Penn State Dickinson Law

Penn State Health and Penn College of Technology are not covered.