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Promoting collaboration between research and education networking organizations in Europe for the management of service portfolios. Discussing non-technical aspects, cloud computing, and procurement issues.
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Introduction TF-MSP meeting Brussels, 1/2 March 2011
Why are we on earth? The purpose of the TERENA task force - TF-Management of Service Portfolio’s – a.k.a. - TF-MSP - is to promote collaboration between research and education networking organizations in Europe in the area of management of service portfolios Running period: March 2008 – February 2012
Where do we come from? • TF-LCPM – running period: Jan 2006 – Dec 2007 • 5 precursor meetings • 6 TF-meetings • produced some useful deliverables: • categories of service, • template for service description, • information on SLAs, • library with resources on LC-PM, plus identification of several cases for joint cooperation
What do we do? TF-MSP explores common organizational aspects of finding, developing and introducing new services, supporting them during their production phase and eventual withdrawal. Recent discussions have focused on: • How best to serve the increasingly growing and disparate users of NREN networks • The impact of cloud computing on NREN’s • Non-technical aspects of managed dark fiber • Comparison of service portfolio’s (ongoing) • Procurement issues (this meeting)
How do we do that? • Periodic meetings: • 2008: Brugge, Zurich • 2009: Amsterdam, Paris, Malaga, Copenhagen • 2010: Rome, Vilnius, Madrid, Amsterdam • Active mailinglist (+100 members) • Wiki space (protected) • Excellent support from TERENA: John Dyer
What’s cooking? • Meetings planned on: • Security related services: September 2011, Greece • Social media (possibly jointly with TF-CPR during TNC) • Comparison of tariff models (TBD)