Models for a sustainable National Grid Service

Introduction

Neil GeddesDirector e-Science

Whorsquos here Why we are here The National Grid Service Background Goals for this workshop

who is here

ldquokey representatives from a broad range of partners and service providersrdquo UK e-Infrastructure service providers Funders of research e-infrastructure and its

users (ie the researchers) Originally intended as a small working group

ldquoThe meeting restricted to invited attendees in order to stimulate focused discussionrdquo

Demands for involvement grew and grew 36 invitations ndash 15-20 attendees

3 ldquoNGSrdquo 3 ldquofundersrdquo 14 ldquoservice providersrdquo

Who is here

Constituency representing responsibility for supporting researchers

One step removed from ldquofund my projectrdquo understanding the freedom and

issues this brings

why are we here

The workshop is focussed on the issues and problems around providing funding and sustaining services in an integrated infrastructure For example barriers to sharing resources via the NGS and

their resolution balancing ldquopaid forrdquo and ldquofree at the point of

userdquo services stimulating innovation and collaboration

This meeting will discuss and assess models for a sustainable National Grid Service

why are We here

To understand what We want And what it achievable And what is out of scope

Identify face up to and solve () issues

Identify specific things that need to be developed or better understood

The NGS Today

Interfaces

OGSILiteOGSILite

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

Whorsquos here Why we are here The National Grid Service Background Goals for this workshop

who is here

ldquokey representatives from a broad range of partners and service providersrdquo UK e-Infrastructure service providers Funders of research e-infrastructure and its

users (ie the researchers) Originally intended as a small working group

ldquoThe meeting restricted to invited attendees in order to stimulate focused discussionrdquo

Demands for involvement grew and grew 36 invitations ndash 15-20 attendees

3 ldquoNGSrdquo 3 ldquofundersrdquo 14 ldquoservice providersrdquo

Who is here

Constituency representing responsibility for supporting researchers

One step removed from ldquofund my projectrdquo understanding the freedom and

issues this brings

why are we here

The workshop is focussed on the issues and problems around providing funding and sustaining services in an integrated infrastructure For example barriers to sharing resources via the NGS and

their resolution balancing ldquopaid forrdquo and ldquofree at the point of

userdquo services stimulating innovation and collaboration

This meeting will discuss and assess models for a sustainable National Grid Service

why are We here

To understand what We want And what it achievable And what is out of scope

Identify face up to and solve () issues

Identify specific things that need to be developed or better understood

The NGS Today

Interfaces

OGSILiteOGSILite

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

who is here

ldquokey representatives from a broad range of partners and service providersrdquo UK e-Infrastructure service providers Funders of research e-infrastructure and its

users (ie the researchers) Originally intended as a small working group

ldquoThe meeting restricted to invited attendees in order to stimulate focused discussionrdquo

Demands for involvement grew and grew 36 invitations ndash 15-20 attendees

3 ldquoNGSrdquo 3 ldquofundersrdquo 14 ldquoservice providersrdquo

Who is here

Constituency representing responsibility for supporting researchers

One step removed from ldquofund my projectrdquo understanding the freedom and

issues this brings

why are we here

The workshop is focussed on the issues and problems around providing funding and sustaining services in an integrated infrastructure For example barriers to sharing resources via the NGS and

their resolution balancing ldquopaid forrdquo and ldquofree at the point of

userdquo services stimulating innovation and collaboration

This meeting will discuss and assess models for a sustainable National Grid Service

why are We here

To understand what We want And what it achievable And what is out of scope

Identify face up to and solve () issues

Identify specific things that need to be developed or better understood

The NGS Today

Interfaces

OGSILiteOGSILite

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

Who is here

Constituency representing responsibility for supporting researchers

One step removed from ldquofund my projectrdquo understanding the freedom and

issues this brings

why are we here

The workshop is focussed on the issues and problems around providing funding and sustaining services in an integrated infrastructure For example barriers to sharing resources via the NGS and

their resolution balancing ldquopaid forrdquo and ldquofree at the point of

userdquo services stimulating innovation and collaboration

This meeting will discuss and assess models for a sustainable National Grid Service

why are We here

To understand what We want And what it achievable And what is out of scope

Identify face up to and solve () issues

Identify specific things that need to be developed or better understood

The NGS Today

Interfaces

OGSILiteOGSILite

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

why are we here

The workshop is focussed on the issues and problems around providing funding and sustaining services in an integrated infrastructure For example barriers to sharing resources via the NGS and

their resolution balancing ldquopaid forrdquo and ldquofree at the point of

userdquo services stimulating innovation and collaboration

This meeting will discuss and assess models for a sustainable National Grid Service

why are We here

To understand what We want And what it achievable And what is out of scope

Identify face up to and solve () issues

Identify specific things that need to be developed or better understood

The NGS Today

Interfaces

OGSILiteOGSILite

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

why are We here

To understand what We want And what it achievable And what is out of scope

Identify face up to and solve () issues

Identify specific things that need to be developed or better understood

The NGS Today

Interfaces

OGSILiteOGSILite

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

The NGS Today

Interfaces

OGSILiteOGSILite

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

What is the NGS today

Resources Core sites

bull (2 x 100 node computers + storage) Partners

bull Bristol Cardiff Westminster Lancaster HPCx Future partners

bull NWGrid Southampton Glasgow Edinburgh ICUL bull Edina + Mimas

Services CPU data storage SRB Helpdesk PKI IdentityCA RA network portal website training

documentation outreach international collaboration User support site monitoring SSH access tools myProxy service Information services advanced reservation Wiki Operations database

Policies and strategy Acceptable user partnership SLAD operational security

Focus on (production) services conservative evolution but work with users

Funded lsquotill March 2009

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

Information infrastructure

223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to

information of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conference

proceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of this

type of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapid

access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digital

information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and

storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digital

information is also often transient in nature especially when published formally or

informally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There are

other challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determining

the providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access

224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanisms

which

systematically collect preserve and make available digital information

are easily navigable

are quality assured

tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and

take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publications

and open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

UK e-Infrastructure

LHC

I SI S TS2

HPCx + HECtoR

Users get common access tools inf ormation Nationally supported services through NGS

I ntegratedinternationally

VRE VLE IE

Regional and Campus grids

Community Grids

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

Background

Treasury report OSI report JISC strategy PPARC and EPSRC Europe

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

httpe-irgeu

Information infrastructure223 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access toinformation of all kinds ndash such as experimental data sets journals theses conferenceproceedings and patents This is the life blood of research and innovation Much of thistype of information is now and increasingly in digital form This is excellent for rapidaccess but presents a number of potential risks and challenges For example the digitalinformation from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software andstorage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future Digitalinformation is also often transient in nature especially when published formally orinformally on websites unless it is collected and archived it will disappear4 There areother challenges too navigating vast online datainformation resources determiningthe providence and quality of the information and wider issues of security and access224 It is clear that the research community needs access to information mechanismswhich10486961048696 systematically collect preserve and make available digital information10486961048696 are easily navigable10486961048696 are quality assured10486961048696 tie into international efforts (eg to ensure compatibility) and10486961048696 take on board the current debate around the future of scientific publicationsand open access

225 The Government will therefore work with interested funders and stakeholders

to consider the national e-infrastructure (hardware networks communications

technology) necessary to deliver an effective system These funders and stakeholders

include the British Library which plays an important role in supporting scientific

research and potential including providing benefits to smaller businesses in the UK

through access to science engineering and technology information sources Due to the

potential importance of a national e-infrastructure to the needs of the research base

and its supporting infrastructure in meeting the Governmentrsquos broader science and

innovation goals as a first step OST will take a lead in taking forward discussion and

development of proposals for action and funding drawing in other funders and

stakeholders as necessary

318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

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318 JISC will continue to provide services that support the research community eg the National Grid Service the Digital Curation Centre the Text Mining Centre particularly in the integration of research data and its analysis JISC will work with the Research Information Network on better integration [hellip]43 JISC has increased its support to the research community over the past few years and is working with the Research Councils to help to deliver the governmentrsquos lsquoScience and Investment Framework 2004-2014rsquo Much of this has been in response to the OSTrsquos e-science core programme JISC currently helps to provide an e-infrastructure for e-science methodologies as well as to more traditional research JISC intends to take a more strategic involvement in some e-infrastructure support activities in future such as the National Grid Service in collaboration with the Research Councils

HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

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HPC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PPARC THEORY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS THEORY PROGRAMME ndash FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CLOSING DATE 24th APRIL 2007

ldquo in due course the NGS should provide an infrastructure for sharing computing and data resources and all HPC facilities should benefit from integration with the NGS Applicants should be prepared to justify exclusion from integration with the NGSrdquo

2006 Strategic Framework for High End Computing

The UK now has in place a National Grid Service (NGS) [] the working model for which should not be restricted by the capability and status of the current NGS[] A suitably evolved form of the NGS should in future provide some part of the capacity resources needed at national level the bulk coming from campus based facilities which in some cases might eventually be integrated

About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

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About e-IRG Meetings Publications Minutes Members Contact

About e-IRGThe e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) Meeting coordinates on a high European level the introduction of a (grid based) infrastructure for e-Science Mission of the e-IRGThe main objective of the e-IRG is to support on the political advisory and monitoring level the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing data storage and networking resources) across technological administrative and national domains The mission of e-IRG was drafted in Rome on 10 december 2003

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e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures

httpe-irgeupubl2006-Report_e-IRG_TF-SEIpdf The overall vision of this document

The linking of individual computers into increasingly complex networks has been transforming the scientific enterprise for several decades Networking has affected every aspect of research including data gathering sharing of large databases brute-force computing modelling and simulation and publishing of preprints and papers

Recommendation I governments and the Commission should develop policies and mechanisms to encourage increased investment in a more coherent and interoperable way across Europe

Recommendation II the existing e-Infrastructure projects must be superseded by integrated sustainable services at national and European levels

Work-Package 5 Sustainability and business plan (02 FTE)

Description Work with stakeholders and funders to understand the future development and support needs for the UKrsquos emerging e-infrastructure Develop appropriate plans and business models for the components of the NGS Support Centre Operations core infrastructure and development Also develop longer term partnership models taking into account the new FEC regime in UK Universities

Deliverables Plans for sustainable development and support of the NGS and GOSC

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

AGENDA - today

1400 Context The UK National Grid Service Dr Neil Geddes

1430 NGS Partners The why and the how Dr Stephen Pickles

1450 University resources and Full Economic Costing Prof Peter Clarke

1510 National Computational Services David Henty 1530 break 1600 D-Grid progress towards sustainability Prof Wolfgang Gentzsch

1645 National Data Centres Peter Burnhill

1705 Commercial Services Terry Hewitt 1725 Outsourcing University services Rhys Newman

1745 Close 1930 Dinner including discussion of breakout topics

Day 2 0900-1200

AGENDA TOMORROW

0900Breakout groups (details to be confirmed) to discuss

Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers

Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders

Development of an NGS Market and Relationship to

regional and international infrastructures 1000Coffee 1030Summaries and discussion 1130Next steps 1145end

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

Dinner

1- Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers 2- Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders 3- Development of an NGS Market 4- Relationship to regional and international infrastructures

List 3 or more requirements and 3 or more issues for each of these 3 as input to the following morning

In addition answer the following questions1- What exactly is the role for a National Grid Service in providing an integrated

gateway to all compute and data intensive resources required by UK researchers

What should it do (itself)What should it not do

2- How should such a service be governed 3- How should such a service be funded

Answers can be as short or as long as needed The questions are intentionally broad so as to provide an opportunity to take a step back and see where we are and would like to be going

Please think (and write) about solutions as well

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

Work-Package 5 Sustainability and business plan (02 FTE)

Description Work with stakeholders and funders to understand the future development and support needs for the UKrsquos emerging e-infrastructure Develop appropriate plans and business models for the components of the NGS Support Centre Operations core infrastructure and development Also develop longer term partnership models taking into account the new FEC regime in UK Universities

Deliverables Plans for sustainable development and support of the NGS and GOSC

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

AGENDA - today

1400 Context The UK National Grid Service Dr Neil Geddes

1430 NGS Partners The why and the how Dr Stephen Pickles

1450 University resources and Full Economic Costing Prof Peter Clarke

1510 National Computational Services David Henty 1530 break 1600 D-Grid progress towards sustainability Prof Wolfgang Gentzsch

1645 National Data Centres Peter Burnhill

1705 Commercial Services Terry Hewitt 1725 Outsourcing University services Rhys Newman

1745 Close 1930 Dinner including discussion of breakout topics

Day 2 0900-1200

AGENDA TOMORROW

0900Breakout groups (details to be confirmed) to discuss

Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers

Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders

Development of an NGS Market and Relationship to

regional and international infrastructures 1000Coffee 1030Summaries and discussion 1130Next steps 1145end

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

Dinner

1- Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers 2- Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders 3- Development of an NGS Market 4- Relationship to regional and international infrastructures

List 3 or more requirements and 3 or more issues for each of these 3 as input to the following morning

In addition answer the following questions1- What exactly is the role for a National Grid Service in providing an integrated

gateway to all compute and data intensive resources required by UK researchers

What should it do (itself)What should it not do

2- How should such a service be governed 3- How should such a service be funded

Answers can be as short or as long as needed The questions are intentionally broad so as to provide an opportunity to take a step back and see where we are and would like to be going

Please think (and write) about solutions as well

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

AGENDA - today

1400 Context The UK National Grid Service Dr Neil Geddes

1430 NGS Partners The why and the how Dr Stephen Pickles

1450 University resources and Full Economic Costing Prof Peter Clarke

1510 National Computational Services David Henty 1530 break 1600 D-Grid progress towards sustainability Prof Wolfgang Gentzsch

1645 National Data Centres Peter Burnhill

1705 Commercial Services Terry Hewitt 1725 Outsourcing University services Rhys Newman

1745 Close 1930 Dinner including discussion of breakout topics

Day 2 0900-1200

AGENDA TOMORROW

0900Breakout groups (details to be confirmed) to discuss

Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers

Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders

Development of an NGS Market and Relationship to

regional and international infrastructures 1000Coffee 1030Summaries and discussion 1130Next steps 1145end

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

Dinner

1- Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers 2- Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders 3- Development of an NGS Market 4- Relationship to regional and international infrastructures

List 3 or more requirements and 3 or more issues for each of these 3 as input to the following morning

In addition answer the following questions1- What exactly is the role for a National Grid Service in providing an integrated

gateway to all compute and data intensive resources required by UK researchers

What should it do (itself)What should it not do

2- How should such a service be governed 3- How should such a service be funded

Answers can be as short or as long as needed The questions are intentionally broad so as to provide an opportunity to take a step back and see where we are and would like to be going

Please think (and write) about solutions as well

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

AGENDA - today

1400 Context The UK National Grid Service Dr Neil Geddes

1430 NGS Partners The why and the how Dr Stephen Pickles

1450 University resources and Full Economic Costing Prof Peter Clarke

1510 National Computational Services David Henty 1530 break 1600 D-Grid progress towards sustainability Prof Wolfgang Gentzsch

1645 National Data Centres Peter Burnhill

1705 Commercial Services Terry Hewitt 1725 Outsourcing University services Rhys Newman

1745 Close 1930 Dinner including discussion of breakout topics

Day 2 0900-1200

AGENDA TOMORROW

0900Breakout groups (details to be confirmed) to discuss

Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers

Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders

Development of an NGS Market and Relationship to

regional and international infrastructures 1000Coffee 1030Summaries and discussion 1130Next steps 1145end

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

Dinner

1- Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers 2- Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders 3- Development of an NGS Market 4- Relationship to regional and international infrastructures

List 3 or more requirements and 3 or more issues for each of these 3 as input to the following morning

In addition answer the following questions1- What exactly is the role for a National Grid Service in providing an integrated

gateway to all compute and data intensive resources required by UK researchers

What should it do (itself)What should it not do

2- How should such a service be governed 3- How should such a service be funded

Answers can be as short or as long as needed The questions are intentionally broad so as to provide an opportunity to take a step back and see where we are and would like to be going

Please think (and write) about solutions as well

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

AGENDA TOMORROW

0900Breakout groups (details to be confirmed) to discuss

Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers

Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders

Development of an NGS Market and Relationship to

regional and international infrastructures 1000Coffee 1030Summaries and discussion 1130Next steps 1145end

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

Dinner

1- Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers 2- Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders 3- Development of an NGS Market 4- Relationship to regional and international infrastructures

List 3 or more requirements and 3 or more issues for each of these 3 as input to the following morning

In addition answer the following questions1- What exactly is the role for a National Grid Service in providing an integrated

gateway to all compute and data intensive resources required by UK researchers

What should it do (itself)What should it not do

2- How should such a service be governed 3- How should such a service be funded

Answers can be as short or as long as needed The questions are intentionally broad so as to provide an opportunity to take a step back and see where we are and would like to be going

Please think (and write) about solutions as well

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

Questions

NGS model Scope Governance Represenation funding Whats in and what out Whats wrong and needs fixing

User drive and innovation vs infrastructure

Institutional identity in an emerging shared infrastructure

Wolfgang is here

Dinner

1- Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers 2- Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders 3- Development of an NGS Market 4- Relationship to regional and international infrastructures

List 3 or more requirements and 3 or more issues for each of these 3 as input to the following morning

In addition answer the following questions1- What exactly is the role for a National Grid Service in providing an integrated

gateway to all compute and data intensive resources required by UK researchers

What should it do (itself)What should it not do

2- How should such a service be governed 3- How should such a service be funded

Answers can be as short or as long as needed The questions are intentionally broad so as to provide an opportunity to take a step back and see where we are and would like to be going

Please think (and write) about solutions as well

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

Dinner

1- Requirements and issues from the perspective of service providers 2- Requirements and issues from the perspective of users and funders 3- Development of an NGS Market 4- Relationship to regional and international infrastructures

List 3 or more requirements and 3 or more issues for each of these 3 as input to the following morning

In addition answer the following questions1- What exactly is the role for a National Grid Service in providing an integrated

gateway to all compute and data intensive resources required by UK researchers

What should it do (itself)What should it not do

2- How should such a service be governed 3- How should such a service be funded

Answers can be as short or as long as needed The questions are intentionally broad so as to provide an opportunity to take a step back and see where we are and would like to be going

Please think (and write) about solutions as well

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

Services

Terry Harmer (Chair) Steve Chidlow Stephen Pickles (raporteur) Rhys Newman Mr Peter Burnhill Peter Kacsuk Peter Rice

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders

users amp funders

Chris Cartledge (chair) Andrew Richards (raporteur) Deb Miller Ian Stewart Wolfgang Gentzsch Neil Geddes Jonathan Giddy David Wallom

• Slide 1
• Slide 2
• who is here
• Who is here
• why are we here
• why are We here
• Slide 7
• The NGS Today
• What is the NGS today
• Slide 10
• Background
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• e-IRG Task Force on Sustainable e-Infrastructures
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Questions
• AGENDA - today
• AGENDA TOMORROW
• Slide 23
• Dinner
• Services
• users amp funders