Webinar 2025.09: Getting started with CloudFerro cloud on CREODIAS platform

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar designed to help you take your first steps with CloudFerro cloud services on the CREODIAS platform. 

In this session, our expert will walk you through the entire process – from setting up your account and creating a project to launching virtual machines and managing storage volumes. You’ll pick up practical tips that will help you understand the CREODIAS platform better and use cloud resources more efficiently. 

This webinar is the first in a series of technical sessions, each focused on practical aspects of the CREODIAS platform and its technical components. 

WHEN: Thursday, 25 September 2025, 11:00-12:15 CEST
DURATION: 60 min + 15 min Q&A

> This webinar is for you, if:

• you are using Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem and need cloud computing power to process Earth Observation data,
• you are starting your journey with CREODIAS and seeking a platform that combines immediate access to EO data with cloud computing capabilities for its processing,
• you are participating in the Geospatial Innovation Competition for the best solutions and apps that rely on spatial data,
• you are looking for practical, hands-on guidance to start using CloudFerro cloud on CREODIAS.

> What you will learn:

• The range of cloud services available on the CREODIAS platform. 
• How to access CREODIAS and set up essential resources: virtual machines, security groups, and public IP addresses. 
• How to connect to VMs via SSH from Linux. 
• How to create and manage storage volumes and integrate them with your virtual machines. 

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Technical presentation - agenda

1. The overall review of resources and platform interface. 
2. General preparation (how to setup an account).
3. Cloud computing resources introduction (regions, flavours, range of services – compute, storage, k8s and more).
4. Technical instructions:
   • creating a VM with a connection to EO data network,
   • security Group configuration and assigning public IP address,
   • connecting to a VM via SSH with Linux,
   • demonstration of how an automatically configured connection to EODATA works,
   • creating a volume,
   • creating a partition, file system and mounting the volume to the VM.
5. Q&A session.

Presenter