ARDC Nectar Research Cloud

The ARDC Nectar Research Cloud (Nectar) is a national research cloud for Australian researchers and research institutions. It provides Australia’s research community with fast, interactive, self-service access to large-scale computing infrastructure, software, and data. It is also a powerful platform for collaboration. Since its launch in 2012, it has enabled over 25,000 users to work on more than 5,500 projects.

Learn more and start your 6-month project trial. Ongoing access comes at no cost to eligible researchers.

ARDC Services Powered by Nectar

A wide range of national services are available via Nectar to save time, boost productivity, facilitate collaboration, and power groundbreaking research.

• The Virtual Desktop Service gives researchers an extra personal computer in the cloud. It’s a simple way to access Nectar compute resources.
• Use the Jupyter Notebook Service to develop, combine, and export computational notebooks and interactive visualisations in pre-configured computing environments, such as Python, R, and SciPy.
• Use the BinderHub Service to turn code, data, and computational environments into shareable, executable, and reproducible Binder environments that can easily be used by collaborators and colleagues.
• With the National GPU Service, easily reserve GPUs and large-memory virtual machines for demanding research activities like processing large datasets, 3D imaging, machine learning, and computational modelling.

Nectar Learning and Training Resources

Build your practical cloud skills and knowledge with our Nectar Research Cloud learning resources, which are delivered in different modes of delivery to suit every user’s needs.

• Nectar offers many tutorials on how to use the platform.
• The comprehensive Support Centre has answers to common questions and detailed support articles.
• Look out for and join a live training session.

Follow our step-by-step guide to access the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud.

<h1>ARDC Nectar Research Cloud</h1>
	<p>The <a href="https://eresear.ch/ardc-nectar">ARDC Nectar Research Cloud</a> (Nectar) is a national research cloud for Australian researchers and research institutions. It provides Australia’s research community with fast, interactive, self-service access to large-scale computing infrastructure, software, and data. It is also a powerful platform for collaboration. Since its launch in 2012, it has enabled over 25,000 users to work on more than 5,500 projects.</p>
	<p><a href="https://eresear.ch/ardc-nectar">Learn more and start your 6-month project trial</a>. Ongoing access comes at no cost to eligible researchers.</p>
	<h2>ARDC Services Powered by Nectar</h2>
	<p>A wide range of national services are available via Nectar to save time, boost productivity, facilitate collaboration, and power groundbreaking research.</p>
	<ul>
		<li>The <a href="https://eresear.ch/ardc-vds">Virtual Desktop Service</a> gives researchers an extra personal computer in the cloud. It’s a simple way to access Nectar compute resources.</li>
		<li>Use the <a href="https://eresear.ch/ardc-jupyter">Jupyter Notebook Service</a> to develop, combine, and export computational notebooks and interactive visualisations in pre-configured computing environments, such as Python, R, and SciPy.</li>
		<li>Use the <a href="https://eresear.ch/ardc-binder">BinderHub Service</a> to turn code, data, and computational environments into shareable, executable, and reproducible Binder environments that can easily be used by collaborators and colleagues.</li>
		<li>With the <a href="https://eresear.ch/ardc-gpu">National GPU Service</a>, easily reserve GPUs and large-memory virtual machines for demanding research activities like processing large datasets, 3D imaging, machine learning, and computational modelling.</li>
	</ul>
	<h2>Nectar Learning and Training Resources</h2>
	<p>Build your practical cloud skills and knowledge with our Nectar Research Cloud learning resources, which are delivered in different modes of delivery to suit every user’s needs.</p>
	<ul>
		<li>Nectar offers many <a href="https://eresear.ch/nectar-tutorials">tutorials on how to use the platform</a>.</li>
		<li>The comprehensive <a href="https://eresear.ch/nectar-support">Support Centre</a> has answers to common questions and detailed support articles.</li>
		<li>Look out for and join a <a href="https://eresear.ch/ardc-nectar-training">live training session</a>.</li>
	</ul>
	<p>Follow our step-by-step guide to <a href="https://eresear.ch/access-nectar">access the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud</a>.</p>