National eResearch Collaborative Tools And Resources (NeCTAR)
The National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources project (Nectar) provides an online infrastructure that supports researchers to connect with colleagues in Australia and around the world, allowing them to collaborate and share ideas and research outcomes, which will ultimately contribute to our collective knowledge and make a significant impact on our society. [NECTaR Website https://nectar.org.au/about/ - 22 June 2016]
NeCTAR is building eResearch infrastructure in four project areas:
Virtual Laboratories and Tools
Nectar Virtual Labs are rich domain-oriented online environments that draw together research data, models, analysis tools and workflows to support collaborative research across institutional and discipline boundaries. They are built and led by the Australian research sector and are used nationally and internationally by the research community.
For more information, see https://nectar.org.au/labs-and-tools/
Research Cloud
Nectar Cloud provides computing infrastructure, software and services that allow Australia’s research community to store, access, and run data, remotely, rapidly and autonomously. Nectar Cloud’s self-service structure allows users to access their own data at any time and collaborate with others from their desktop in a fast and efficient way.
For more information, see https://nectar.org.au/cloudpage/