EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
NA2 – Outreach and Collaborations
Emidio Giorgio (INFN Catania)NA2 Leader
1st EMI Periodic ReviewBrussels, 22 June 2011
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Outline
2
• 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
• Conclusions1st EMI Periodic Review22/06/2011
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Project Management
NA2 in EMI
22/06/2011 3
NA1, JRA1
JRA1
JRA1SA1
SA1
SA2
Software & Services
Requirements
Defines
ImplementsCertifies
Release Candidate
Process definition
Process monitoring
NA2NA2
NA1, NA2
Training
Dissemination & Out-Reach
In-Reach
NA1 Collaborations, exploitation, sustainability
1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
NA2 Objectives
4
“Make the EMI achievements known through managed outreach
and dissemination activities”
“Make the EMI achievements known through managed outreach
and dissemination activities”
“Enlarge the base of expert developers and engineers knowledgeable in the EMI technologies through comprehensive
training programs and materials”
“Enlarge the base of expert developers and engineers knowledgeable in the EMI technologies through comprehensive
training programs and materials”
“Establish managed collaboration programs with other projects, initiatives and
commercial enterprises to make the EMI technologies part of their ongoing
development efforts”
“Establish managed collaboration programs with other projects, initiatives and
commercial enterprises to make the EMI technologies part of their ongoing
development efforts”
“Ensure the active exploitation of project results the creation of a sustainable model
through the definition of exploitation results, targets and partners”
“Ensure the active exploitation of project results the creation of a sustainable model
through the definition of exploitation results, targets and partners”
Dissemination Events - Material
Public Web SIte
Training Courses
Collaboration Activities
Exploitation & Sustainability
22/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
… and Strategies
1st EMI Periodic Review5
Individuation of Dissemination
channels
Analysis of EMI position in the
“market”
BrandingBranding
Identification of exploitable
items
Identification of exploitable
items
Involvement of potential new users
TrainingTraining
Measuring responsesMeasuring responses
SysadminSysadmin
Surveys Surveys
Web siteWeb site
Articles in specialized web sites
Articles in specialized web sites
Analysis Analysis
Users Users Conferences
Conferences
22/06/2011
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Dissemination events highlights
6
Main Events attended
Cloudscape III / SIENA
ICT 2010
Supercomputing 2010
ISGC 2011/OGF31
OGF 29/30
EMI Technical Conference/EGI UF 2011
EGI Technical Forum 2010
EEF Meeting
1st DCI Collaboration Meeting
CHEP 2010
HEPiX 2010
NorduGrid 2010
Unicore Summit 2010
Type of events
Leading standardization
Leading standardization
Policy/Decision makers oriented
dissemination
Policy/Decision makers oriented
dissemination
User oriented Conferences
User oriented Conferences
DCI Collaborations
DCI Collaborations
Out of Europe disseminationOut of Europe dissemination
22/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Dissemination material
7
Dissemination material
Posters
• Technical areas • EMI project• Kebnekaise
EMI-branded gadgets
• Sticker • Cotton bag
Video Interviews
• EMI TC high profile Participants
Articles / Press releases
ISGTW
• Kebnekaise article • Keb release announcement• EMI Survey
Gridcast
• MoU signing at EGI WS• EMI data roadmap• Presentation of EMI
LSWN • EMI 1 press release• EMI TC announcement
EGI Inspired • Kebnekaise
1st EMI Periodic Review22/06/2011
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI web site
8
Middleware
User Support
User Support
ForumForum
CollaborationsCollaborations
TrainingTraining
EventsEvents
NewsNews
PressPress
www.eu-e
mi.eu
DocumentationDocumentation22/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Overview of website access
1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI TC
Kebnekaise announcement
22/06/2011 9
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Documentation
1st EMI Periodic Review 10Single place for European Middleware documentation !22/06/2011
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Training
11
EMI in reach @ EGI Technical ConferenceEMI in reach @ EGI Technical Conference
Second EMI in reachSecond EMI in reach
EMI tutorial for resources admin
EMI tutorial for users
Topic Part. Rate *
CREAM install 15 4.23
UNICORE install 10 5
dCache install 20 4.5
A-Rex install 15 5
EMI User Tut 25 4.67
Topic Part. Rate *
Guidelines for usage of EMI tools
38 4.81
Using EMI testbed 34 4.03
Certification, change and release mgt
30 5.03
* Scale 1-6 (top)
22/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Collaborations
12
SLA + MoU
MoU
Common initiatives
TheSyrrus, Ltd
22/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
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
22/06/2011 131st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
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 1422/06/2011
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
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 1522/06/2011
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Exploitation and Sustainability : results
16
Sustainability
EMI DC Survey 2010
EMI 1 : adoption of Fedora and EPEL packaging guidelines, documentation, source RPMSStandardization (WebDAV, NFS 4.1 / pNFS …)
Single user support channel
Initial consolidation of productsInitial cost assessment methodology based on industrial models
Exploitation
EMI 1 released on May 12th 2011EMI 1 services undergoing validation by EGI for UMD 1.0EMI 1 being validated by Works-with-EMI partnersEstablished SLA with EGI on Apr 14th 2011Contribution to the common DCI roadmapQA metrics and policies documents and tools
22/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Key Performance Indicators
KPI Target Achieved
Number of international events organised
2 2
Number and type of published material 4 15 [1]
Number of training events 4 4
Number of EMI products included in standard repositories
Major services and 80% of client components
Not applicable since EMI products are
released after reporting period
1722/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
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 1822/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
EMI I
NFS
O-R
I-261
611
Thank you
19
EMI is partially funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement INFSO-RI-261611
22/06/2011 1st EMI Periodic Review
Top Related