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NA2 – Outreach and Collaborations

NA2 – Outreach and Collaborations. Emidio Giorgio (INFN Catania) NA2 Leader 1 st EMI Periodic Review Brussels, 22 June 2011. Outline. NA2 Overview Objectives Strategies Dissemination Events Dissemination material EMI Web site Training In reach & Out reach training events

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NA2 – Outreach and Collaborations

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  1. NA2 – Outreach and Collaborations Emidio Giorgio (INFN Catania) NA2 Leader 1st EMI Periodic Review Brussels, 22 June 2011

  2. Outline • NA2 Overview • Objectives • Strategies • Dissemination • Events • Dissemination material • EMI Web site • Training • In reach & Out reach training events • Collaboration • EMI collaboration programs • Exploitation & Sustainability • Plans • 1st year results • Conclusions 1st EMI Periodic Review

  3. NA2 in EMI NA1 Collaborations, exploitation, sustainability NA1, NA2 Project Management Requirements NA1, JRA1 Software & Services Defines Process definition SA1 JRA1 Training NA2 NA2 SA2 In-Reach Dissemination & Out-Reach Certifies Implements Process monitoring JRA1 SA1 Release Candidate 1st EMI Periodic Review

  4. NA2 Objectives “Make the EMI achievements known through managed outreach and dissemination activities” Dissemination Events - Material Public Web SIte “Enlarge the base of expert developers and engineers knowledgeable in the EMI technologies through comprehensive training programs and materials” Training Courses “Establish managed collaboration programs with other projects, initiatives and commercial enterprises to make the EMI technologies part of their ongoing development efforts” Collaboration Activities “Ensure the active exploitation of project results the creation of a sustainable model through the definition of exploitation results, targets and partners” Exploitation & Sustainability 1st EMI Periodic Review

  5. … and Strategies Analysis of EMI position in the “market” Involvement of potential new users Articles in specialized web sites Individuation of Dissemination channels Web site Training Conferences Branding Sysadmin Users Surveys Identification of exploitable items Measuringresponses Analysis 1st EMI Periodic Review

  6. Dissemination events highlights Type of events Policy/Decision makers oriented dissemination Out of Europe dissemination Leading standardization DCI Collaborations User oriented Conferences 1st EMI Periodic Review

  7. Dissemination material 1st EMI Periodic Review

  8. EMI web site www.eu-emi.eu Collaborations Events User Support Middleware News Forum Press Training Documentation 1st EMI Periodic Review

  9. Overview of website access Kebnekaise announcement EMI TC 1st EMI Periodic Review

  10. Documentation http://eu-emi.eu/documentation http://eu-emi.eu/products Single place for European Middleware documentation ! 1st EMI Periodic Review

  11. Training EMI in reach @ EGI Technical Conference Second EMI in reach Training In reach http://eu-emi.eu/training Out reach * Scale 1-6 (top) EMI tutorial for users EMI tutorial for resources admin 1st EMI Periodic Review

  12. Collaborations SLA + MoU MoU TheSyrrus, Ltd Common initiatives 1st EMI Periodic Review

  13. Works with EMI • A special technical collaboration program dedicated to application developers or middleware contributors • Gives partners access to early technical previews and to the EMI software management tools and procedures • Provides EMI with early feedback • Provides both EMI and the partner with verified and synchronized releases of new functionality • Based on MoUs with concrete milestones • Current partners: D4Science II, DECIDE, EDGI, IGE, SHIWA, TheSyrrus Ltd, WeNMR 1st EMI Periodic Review

  14. Exploitation strategy • Main targets • DCI (eg. EGI, WLCG, PRACE) • Different categories of customers (end users, resource admin, etc..) • Identify/develop a set of solutions fulfilling the needs of the identified targets • Define a consistent product portfolio, based on expressed requirements • Establish an efficient support and maintenance service 1st EMI Periodic Review

  15. Sustainability strategy • Expand users base • Lower barriers preventing wider usage • Increase supported OS • Simplify installation and configuration procedures • Simplify/Harmonize security models • Support commonly used standards • Decrease maintenance and development costs • Identify and remove redundant components • Use standard/off-the-shelf tools • Identify and focus on the solutions with the largest or most committed user base 1st EMI Periodic Review

  16. Exploitation and Sustainability : results 1st EMI Periodic Review

  17. Key Performance Indicators 1st EMI Periodic Review

  18. Towards Second Year • EMI Kebnekaise release drives NA2 activities • Dissemination turns from preparation to promotion of EMI 1 • 2nd EMI TC, OGF3x, SC’11, ISC’11, CHEP 2012 • Training focused on exploitation of whole EMI software stack • DCISS, webinars (in/out reach) • EMI 1 availability will foster new collaborations • Increased activity for Works with EMI • Users’ feedback will drive exploitation and sustainability tasks • Identification of most critical products 1st EMI Periodic Review

  19. Thank you EMI is partially funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement INFSO-RI-261611 1st EMI Periodic Review

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