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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 high adaptability for custom applications. Compared to other systems, iRODS offers a powerful functionality to directly 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 by 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-finance 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 [[https://www.uu.nl/en/research/yoda|Yoda]], which was developed and is used at the University of Utrecht, or the [[https://data.ru.nl/?0|Radboud Data Repository]] at Nijmegen. Moreover, there is an instance of [[https://www.surf.nl/en/services/storage-data-management/rdm-storage-scale-out|iRODS hosted by SURF]] 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 because it offers high flexibility/customizability, guarantees high transparency of the underlying code due to its open source nature, and has been proven successful for this kind of service at other institutions worldwide.
+If you’d like to learn more about iRODS, please consult the official documentation on the iRODS website.
+For RDMS-specific questions—such as whether a particular feature is already available or could be developed—feel free to contact us at [[rdms-support@rug.nl|rdms-support@rug.nl]].