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 ====== iRODS ======
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-The basis of the RDMS is [[https://irods.org/|iRODS]]. The integrated Rule-Oriented Data System (iRODS) that was created by the DICE group in 2006 as open source software, around a highly-configurable Rule Engine. Today iRODS is maintained in a consortium and it still is open source. iRODS runs on Linux servers and is accessible from the command line on a Linux desktop or HPC environment via iCommands. In this wiki you will find instructions how to [[rdms:access:linux:createprofile|install iCommands]].
+The RDMS web portal was autonomously developed at the UG, but it is based on [[https://irods.org/|iRODS]], the integrated Rule-Oriented Data Management System.
-In the Netherlands there are some universities that offer services based on iRODS to store and archive research data. In Utrecht [[https://www.uu.nl/en/research/yoda|Yoda]] was developed. Yoda is now in use in Utrecht University and at the Wageningen University. Also [[https://www.surf.nl/en/irods-hosting-enables-carefree-data-management|Surf]] hosts iRODS as a service to other universities.
+As the name suggests, iRODS is a data management system with additional rule functionality for automated tasks. It was designed as an archiving system for large amounts of data, and its open-source nature allows for a high adaptability for custom applications.
+iRODS also offers a powerful functionality to enrich existing data with metadata and it also offers extensive possibilities to search/query for (meta)data which can be helpful for data retrieval, automation and storage management.
+iRODS is maintained in a consortium and is open source software. [[https://irods.org/about/|Members of the consortium]] are research institutions, big international companies, and other (private) members. The UG is a consortium member and as such can influence the future development of iRODS and co-finances its maintenance and development.
+In the Netherlands, there are multiple universities that are using iRODS as the basis of their data management solutions and which are also (partly) members of the iRODS consortium. Examples are the  [[https://www.uu.nl/en/research/yoda|Yoda]] which was developed and is used at University of Utrecht or the [[https://data.ru.nl/?0|Radboud Data Repository]] at Nijmegen. Moreover, the collaborative Dutch IT organisation [[https://www.surf.nl/en/irods-hosting-enables-carefree-data-management|Surf hosts iRODS]] as a service to other research institutes.
-To make this platform accessible for users from Windows or Mac we have build a web interface to the iRODS system that allows users interact with the system via a graphical user interface in a browser; the RDMS WebApp.
+At the UG we chose iRODS as the basis for our data management system as it offers a high flexibility/customizability, guarantees high transparency of the underlining code due to its open source nature, and has been proven successful for this kind of service at other institutions worldwide.
+If you want to learn more about iRODS, we recommend you to check out the [[https://irods.org/documentation/|documentation at the official website]]. For more precise questions, like if a certain needed RDMS functionality can be realized using iRODS, you can also [[rdms-support@rug.nl|contact RDMS support]].