2026 Program

We will present advanced topics for administrators of Globus Connect Server (GCS) and Globus Compute multi-user deployments. We will focus on newer GCS features such as ACL expiration and policies for restricting shared access to specific domains, as well as configuration and use of the Globus streaming service. We will also discuss how to set up Globus Compute multi-user endpoints in common environments such as Slurm clusters. This session will include hands-on exercise for experimenting with these advanced Globus capabilities. Time will be reserved at the end of the session to address questions and provide guidance tailored to your specific Globus deployment requirements.

We will review notable events in the evolution of the Globus service over the past year, and provide an update on future product direction and sustainability.

Delays in access to data and compute infrastructure have often arisen from disconnects between research administration processes and infrastructure access workflows. While project metadata such as membership, timelines, and approvals is often captured early through research administration systems, access to storage and compute services has traditionally required additional manual intervention by infrastructure teams.

This talk presents work undertaken at the Rosalind Franklin Institute as part of an NFCS NetworkPlus project. It explores a modular, metadata-driven approach to linking research administration systems with infrastructure access using Globus as a central access and enforcement layer. The work focuses on integration patterns that allow trusted project metadata to inform Globus Groups, collections, and automated workflows, while respecting institutional governance, security boundaries, and existing infrastructure.

We describe a set of discrete modules aligned to stages of the research project lifecycle, including onboarding, access changes, and off boarding. Each module outlines potential interaction points between administrative systems, identity providers, and Globus services, and can be considered independently. Drawing on structured engagement with research administrators, infrastructure teams, governance leads, and Globus platform experts, we highlight practical considerations, trade-offs, and constraints encountered during this work. We discuss where Globus capabilities such as federated authentication, group-based authorization, and workflow automation offer clear value, and where institutional policy or organizational structure shape design choices.

This session will be of interest to Globus administrators, research computing architects, and infrastructure teams looking to move beyond manual provisioning and toward sustainable, policy-aligned access models grounded in real institutional environments.

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Motivated by the growing data sharing and collaboration needs in the research enterprise, we will describe how Globus services may be used to dramatically increase the value of your research. In this session we will demonstrate how to easily generate and deploy a data portal for a guest collection—and automatically generate and ingest metadata into a Globus Search index—enabling data publication that meets FAIRness mandates while ensuring compliance with security and privacy regimes. We will also demonstrate how you can integrate Globus Compute into your portal, transforming it into a true science gateway that facilitates analysis of your data by collaborators.

As veterinary diagnostic laboratories continue to expand genomic sequencing capacity for animal disease diagnostics, careful attention to data handling and analysis is essential. Sequencing datasets are large and complex, requiring specialized bioinformatics pipelines for analysis. Data management becomes even more complex in the diagnostic space, where redundancy and reproducibility are critical. Many veterinary diagnostic laboratories lack in-house bioinformatics expertise needed to implement pipelines and train laboratory technicians in these complicated analyses.

As genomic sequencing for veterinary diagnostics becomes more prevalent, the need for reproducible and user-friendly bioinformatics solutions continues to grow. Task automation through Globus Flows offers one potential solution. With its simple and intuitive interface, accessible through any web browser, Globus Flows allows laboratory technicians to initiate established bioinformatics workflows using existing computational resources regardless of bioinformatics experience.

The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory recently deployed a Flow for automated bacterial whole genome sequencing data analysis. Prior to deployment of this Flow, technicians were required to access MSU’s High-Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC), copy appropriate pipeline files to relevant directories, and initiate the pipeline via the command line. Using Globus Flows, technicians can initiate the pipeline by accessing Globus via web browser, selecting the appropriate Flow, specifying the input data directory, and clicking ‘Start Run’. Utilization of Globus Flows for analysis of genomic sequencing datasets in veterinary diagnostics substantially reduces training burden and improves reproducibility by offering an accessible solution for initiating complex and specialized pipelines.

The Customer Forum is an opportunity for Globus subscribers to discuss their experiences with the service, to learn about our product development plans, and to provide input on future product directions. Attendance at the customer forum is by invitation only. If you would like to represent your institution/community please contact us for an invitation.