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Who is GRNET?
GRNET (Greek Research and Technology Network) is the national research and education network of Greece that provides advanced networking, cloud, and digital services to academic, research, public sector, and institutional users.
- National research and education network services (NREN) for universities, research centers, and public bodies.
- IP connectivity, high-speed backbone, and interconnection with European and global research networks (networking).
- Cloud and data center services for academic, research, and government workloads (cloud infrastructure).
- Services to support e-government, digital public services, and shared IT infrastructure for Greek public administration (digital government).
- Support for e-science, data-intensive research, and collaborative projects through advanced digital infrastructures (research infrastructure).
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GRNET (Greek Research and Technology Network) operates as the Greek national research and education network and provides infrastructure and services for universities, research institutes, and public sector organizations. Its role centers on delivering high-capacity networking, cloud infrastructure, and digital platforms that enable data exchange, collaboration, and service delivery across the Greek research and public administration ecosystem.
On the networking side (networking), GRNET manages a national backbone that connects higher education and research institutions, as well as selected public sector entities. The network uses standard IP technologies and integrates with European and global research and education networks, typically via frameworks such as GÉANT in Europe. This interconnection supports traffic for scientific collaboration, access to remote instruments, and participation in cross-border research projects.
GRNET also provides cloud and data center services (cloud infrastructure), offering compute, storage, and hosting capabilities to academic and public sector users. These services enable institutions to deploy applications, manage research workloads, and host institutional IT systems without operating their own large-scale infrastructure. GRNET’s infrastructure is designed for multi-tenant use, allowing different organizations to share common platforms while maintaining separation at the logical and security levels.
In the area of digital public services (digital government), GRNET supports e-government initiatives by providing shared platforms and infrastructure to Greek public administration entities. This includes hosting and connectivity for various government applications, portal services, and back-office systems that require stable network access, secure environments, and integration with other national or European platforms. The organization’s role is to act as a centralized provider of technical capabilities that different ministries, agencies, and public bodies can reuse.
GRNET also underpins e-science and data-intensive research (research infrastructure) by offering services that support large-scale data storage, processing, and transfer. These capabilities enable scientific communities to run simulations, manage research data repositories, and access distributed computing resources. GRNET participates in collaborative initiatives that align with European research infrastructure policies and frameworks, helping Greek institutions integrate into wider scientific infrastructures and projects.
From a directory and marketplace perspective, GRNET can be categorized under national research and education networks (NREN), enterprise and carrier networking (networking), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and hosting (cloud infrastructure), and public sector IT platforms (digital government, research infrastructure). Its offerings are used primarily by institutional customers rather than individual consumers, and they serve as foundational components for higher-level academic, research, and government services deployed in Greece and connected to the broader European research and education fabric.
Our description of GRNET. Updated December 2025.
