Welcome to Globus!

Globus is a high-performance data-transfer platform. You can use Globus for…

Data transfers between servers in your group.
Data transfers between a server and your laptop.
Sharing data with researchers at other institutions.
Sharing data with the world.
Automate data transfers between any of the above.

Transfers happen unattended, data verification is on by default, and on-the-wire encryption is available.

All of this is available now, for you, for free.

 

Get Started

If you have a data-sharing problem, or a collaboration problem, our "How Do I…?" page will have a solution!

If you know that you need the Globus client, go directly to our client page.

If you know that you need the Globus server, go directly to our server page.

 

Announcements

Read our recent announcements related to the Globus service.

Google Drive quotas, and using Globus for Drive migrations.

January 24, 2024

University IT is implementing a 50 GB quota on Google Drive spaces. This will limit how much you can transfer in to Google Drive, and will trigger many migrations of data out of Google Drive. Read on to learn how Globus is affected, and how to prepare for a migration.

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IPv6 Support and Deployment Changes

November 22, 2023

Globus now supports IPv6! You should seriously start looking at IPv6 support. And there's a change in the deployment process.

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Introducing Support for Microsoft OneDrive

September 14, 2023

You can now use Globus to access Stanford University files stored in Microsoft OneDrive! Read on for instructions and limitations.

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