# Services

Get a quick overview below of the services components that makes up your lab.

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See the Services specifications for detailed documentation.

# Data space subscriptions

Data spaces establishes a management account (data space) in HUNT Cloud where individual labs are attached and their resources managed, controlled and billed.

We have established two subscription levels, EXPLORE and EVOLVE. Both are free of charge. They differ in our internal follow-up as EXPLORE are aimed at larger units and EVOLVE are aimed at scientific groups and centers.

Subscription levels: EXPLORE EVOLVE
Cost Free Free
Maximum attached labs Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum commitment length 3 YEARS 3 YEARS
Storage volume discount* yes yes
Multiple billing accounts no yes

*) Volume discounts for storage is calculated across all resources attached to one data space.

# Lab subscription

This is the subscription that gives to access to one digital laboratory where you add resources for computation and storage.

One to many labs can be organized under one data space.

Subscription level: LAB
Commitment length 1 or 3 YEARS
Number of users per lab Unlimited
Secure processing environment yes
Web-based Workbench yes
SSH connection yes
Desktop service yes
Default scientific tools yes
Bring your own tools yes
Bring your own data yes
Expandable compute services yes
Compute COMMITMENT machines yes
Compute ON-DEMAND machines yes
Compute SPOT machines yes
GPU accelerators yes
Expandable storage yes
Regular storage yes
NVMe storage yes
Tape storage yes
Restore functionality* yes
Free internal transfers yes
Free external imports yes
Free external exports yes
Access to new pilot services yes

*) Restore against accidental deletion is activate for work and archive volumes on home machines.

# Individual services

# Compute

This is the service that deploys one to many virtual machines for data analysis in labs. The service allows you to deploy both short term and long term machine types of various sizes.

# Storage

This is the service that deploy storage resources to virtual machines in labs. The default service allows you to attach one to many storage volumes (disks) to your lab machines.

Subscription levels: LAB
Restore* yes
Expandable storage yes
Regular storage (hard drives) yes
Speed-optimized storage (NVMe) yes
Tape storage yes
Volume discount** yes

*) Restore against accidental deletion is activate for work and archive volumes on home machines.

**) Volume discounts for storage is calculated across all resources attached to one data space.

# Transfer

This is the service that enables compliant data transfers to and from labs, both between labs inside HUNT Cloud and to and from parties outside HUNT Cloud.

Subscription levels: LAB
Free internal transfers yes
Free external imports yes
Free external exports yes
Free network openings yes
Last Updated: 7/1/2025