How to Build a Cloud Storage Service for Half a Million Users in Higher Education: Challenges Met and Solutions Found

Vogl, R., Rudolph, D., Thoring, A., Angenent, H., Stieglitz, S. & Meske, C.

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

IT projects across organizational boundaries face unique challenges. This is particularly true for higher education, where experiences with largescale cooperative projects are very limited. One successful example is "sciebo - the campuscloud", a private cloud solution with 500,000 potential users jointly operated by more than 20 universities in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. Using the example of sciebo, this case study discusses the difficulties of inter-university IT projects, the solutions achieved and the experiences gained from the perspective of the project leaders. It particularly addresses the benefits of bringing in know-how from other disciplines, the technical implementation and the use of innovative instruments.

Details about the publication

PublisherIEEE
Book titleProceedings of the 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2016)
Page range4272-4281
StatusPublished
Release year2016
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
Conference49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (2016), Koloa, HI, USA, undefined
ISBN978-0-7695-5670-3
DOI10.1109/HICSS.2016.658
Link to the full texthttps://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2016/5670/00/index.html
KeywordsCloud; Collaboration; Diffusion; Project

Authors from the University of Münster

Angenent, Holger
Gruppe 2.1: Linux und Infrastruktur
Meske, Christian
Research Group Communication and Collaboration Management (KUK)
Rudolph, Dominik
ZIV - Leitungsgruppe
Stieglitz, Stefan
Research Group Communication and Collaboration Management (KUK)
Thoring, Anne
ZIV - Leitungsgruppe
Vogl, Raimund
ZIV - Leitungsgruppe