Cloud services

TipScope: Shared services (what)

This section describes the cloud-based tools and platforms used in the lab (collaboration, teaching, scheduling, storage).

It answers: What systems do we use and when should we use them?

• For installing and configuring local tools on your machine, see → Workstation setup

Collaboration & Communication

• Email / Thunderbird setup (see workstation-setup)
• Microsoft Teams
• GitHub
• Nextcloud

Teaching Platforms

• Canvas

Content Platforms

• Youtube procedure

Scheduling

• Nuudel: Scheduling of group meetings (Doodle replacement])
• Bookings: Scheduling of individual appointments (based on availability). Availability is not currently driven by TimeEdit events synced to the lab calendar; configure only the intended appointment times in Bookings. See the calendar limitation.

Storage & Sync

• Nextcloud (concept + policies)
• Gigamove (share large files)