Google Workstations workshops 2026

[eeholmes]

Google Workstations workshops 2026. Lead: Jon Peake

Repo: https://github.com/nmfs-opensci/CloudComputingSetup

• Decide on time frame
• Review topics with Michael Liddell
• Advertise widely
• Deliver
• Give feedback to Heather Nichols and Michael Liddell

[jonpeake]

Two workshop types:

1. What is a workstation, spinning up and shutting down workstation <- 4 times
2. Connecting to data, code, etc (buckets) <- 4 times

[jonpeake]

Tentative dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays starting May 5th

[jonpeake]

From Crossing the Chasm issue (#65 (comment))
Proposed schedule
Part 1 4 different day (same material) and Part 2 4 different days.
Times: Tuesdays at 11:00am PT, Thursdays at 1:00pm PT

May 4-8. Part 1 held at 2 different days. Same material
May 11-15 Part 2 held at 2 different days. Same material
May 18-22 Part 1 held at 2 different days. Same material
May 26-29 Part 2 held at 2 different days. Same material

Proposed Content (draft!)

Part 1: Intro to Workstations

Intro to working in the cloud and how it's different than working on your computer
Intro to the workstations available on the pilot program
Starting up and shutting down a workstation
Installing packages
Uploading and downloading files
Part 2: Connecting Workstations to GitHub and Google Buckets

Setting up your workstation to work with GitHub
Cloning, pushing and pulling work.
Intro to cloud storage, why we use cloud storage with cloud compute.
Setting up your workstation to use a Google Cloud Bucket.
Practice writing and reading data from a bucket

[jonpeake]

Workshop dates and times confirmed!
Part 1: Intro to Workstations (5/5, 5/7, 5/19, 5/21)

• Intro to working in the cloud and how it's different than working on your computer
• Intro to the workstations available on the pilot program
• Starting up and shutting down a workstation
• Installing packages
• Uploading and downloading files

Part 2: Connecting Workstations to Code and Data (5/12, 5/14, 5/26, 5/28)

• Setting up your workstation to work with GitHub
• Cloning, pushing and pulling work.
• Intro to cloud storage, why we use cloud storage with cloud compute.
• Setting up your workstation to use a Google Cloud Bucket.
• Practice writing and reading data from a bucket