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Welcome. Is available. Logistics. Agenda – this morning. Agenda – this afternoon. From Kent MAN to GOETEC Introducing GOETEC Limited. Who we are, and our mission and goals, including some real-world examples Jon Aldington General Manager GOETEC Limited. Who we are. Jon Aldington

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  1. Welcome Is available

  2. Logistics

  3. Agenda – this morning

  4. Agenda – this afternoon

  5. From Kent MAN to GOETECIntroducing GOETEC Limited Who we are, and our mission and goals, including some real-world examples Jon Aldington General Manager GOETEC Limited

  6. Who we are Jon Aldington General Manager Liz Pilcher Adminstrator A Board of Directors from the members: • Canterbury Christ Church University • University for the Creative Arts • University of Kent • University of Greenwich • Kent County Council • Canterbury College (Associate Member)

  7. Kent MAN • Discussions from 1999 onwards • Network soon established • Based on wireless • Became a limited company on 15th April 2002 • Moved to a fibre network in 2005 • End of contract with JANET(UK) on 30th September 2011 • Last one of 100 quadrillion (estimated) bytes shipped across the Kentish MAN on 28th September • Became GOETEC on 29th September

  8. Why rename • The vision & mission of GOETEC is *very* different from Kent MAN • No operational responsibility for GOETEC • All about collaboration, representation and shared services • We’re not a network • We’re not metropolitan • We’re not exclusively Kent

  9. Why “GOETEC” • One of many suggestions • This was the most popular • It didn’t mean anything obscene in any foreign language • Although in Swahili, it means “tripping someone up tec”

  10. Why the logo? • Most popular of a small selection • Bold and professional • The “swish” implies partnership / collaboration • Environmental advantages from sharing services, hence the green

  11. GOETEC • Same company (just renamed) • Same Board • The Executive Committee goes • Replaced by a small management team • Still not-for-profit

  12. GOETEC Vision “To Represent the ICT interests of the higher education and research and further education communities and develop, promote and provide ICT-related shared services.”

  13. GOETEC Mission

  14. GOETEC Mission I • To be the advocate for tertiary education and research to the wider public, private and commercial communities

  15. GOETEC Mission - Advocate Example: • Choice of Migration of Kent colleges and universities to KPSN • Cost advantages for JANET(UK) • Advantages for Universities and Colleges • More connectivity options • Many opportunities for sharing services in the future • Still enjoy all the advantages of a JANET connection

  16. GOETEC Mission II rep·re·sent/ˌrepriˈzent/ Verb: Be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), esp. in an official capacity. • To represent tertiary education and research in the region and nationally to JANET(UK), KPSN and other bodies

  17. GOETEC Mission - Representation • GOETEC represents tertiary education on the KPSN Management Board, as well as in more operational areas • Andrew Ironside (CCCU) represents tertiary education on the KPSN Executive Board • Some funding from JANET(UK) – recognise the value of representation • KPSN is developing a number of services • GOETEC will ensure your needs are represented • More details of these services later

  18. GOETEC Mission III • To contribute to wider developments, such as the Public Sector Network and other regional strategies

  19. GOETEC Mission – Wider Contribution Examples: • Kent MAN / GOETEC are working with KPSN to provide technical expertise / ideas. Examples: • KPSN has introduced resilience testing • KPSN has introduced a risk register • GOETEC is working with JANET(UK) and KPSN on extending eduroam • More later

  20. GOETEC Mission IV • To develop, enable and promote collaborative working and the sharing of effective practice

  21. GOETEC Mission - Collaboration Examples: • This meeting! • Webinars (technical “how to’s”) • Workshops (example: Best practice in filtering) • Online collaboration – we’ll be launching a forum on our website • Shared services • Investigating several possibilities • What topics would you like to hear about? • Make you aware of the services that are available to you from JANET(UK), KPSN, Kent Connects, Eduserv, ESISS, NORMAN... • We’ll look into doing some special deals

  22. GOETEC Mission V • To maintain specific services, including the role of a Local Internet Registry and a BT Openreach Communications Provider

  23. GOETEC Mission – Openreach & LIR • We worked hard to establish these functions • Openreach gives us a flexible / inexpensive alternative to KPSN (if needed!) • Local Internet Registry – valuable for commercial (non-JANET) address space allocation

  24. GOETEC Mission VI • To work on behalf of Members to facilitate the resolution of issues

  25. GOETEC Mission – Problem Resolution • Not for day-to-day issues • Problems, not incidents (ITIL terminology) • If you’re struggling to get something resolved, or if there’s a systemic problem • Examples: • Working with JANET to investigate internet “flakiness” during mid-September • Canterbury College outage

  26. GOETEC Membership • New Category of “Associate Member” • Representative on the Board • 1 representative per 5 Associate Members • Full access to all present and future services • One day’s free consultancy (worth ~£400) • Cost from £100 - £1,000 per year depending on the size of your institution • Based on JISC banding

  27. GOETEC Partnerships • Canterbury Christ Church University • Provide office space, technical expertise • KPSN • GOETEC is a KPSN partner / member • JANET(UK) • Close collaboration on a number of levels • Work with other partners... • EiS (Kent Schools) designed the logo • University of Kent will host the website • Launching soon

  28. GOETEC Contacts and Resources http://www.goetec.co.uk Launching soon E-mail list Sign up at today at the registration desk Jon Aldington Jon.Aldington@canterbury.ac.uk 01227-782341 Liz Pilcher Liz.Pilcher@canterbury.ac.uk 01227-782712

  29. Questions?

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