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A Sustainable future is in the hands of CLARA and the Latin American NRENs

A Sustainable future is in the hands of CLARA and the Latin American NRENs Roberto Barbera (Univ. of Catania and INFN) o n behalf of Luis Nu ñ ez ( RedCLARA ) ISGC’ 2012, 26 th February to 02 nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan). Outline. Latin America/CLARA Specificities

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A Sustainable future is in the hands of CLARA and the Latin American NRENs

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  1. A Sustainable future is in the hands of CLARA and the Latin American NRENs Roberto Barbera (Univ. of Catania and INFN) on behalf of Luis Nuñez (RedCLARA) ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  2. Outline • Latin America/CLARA Specificities • The GISELA business strategy • Actions • Conclusions ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  3. Latin America/CLARA Specificities • A non-profit organisation with 15 National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) • With diversity of technical skills and maturity of local scientific communities of its members • The Brazilian and Venezuelan NRENs are the only ones that have structural governmental support • The rest of the LA countries have built their NRENs with the support of their members, charging them for operations and services • For the rest of LA countries several different organisational schemes can be found, sometimes involving also the private sector Gov. Supported • Mature • Developing • Starting CLARA has to find the most efficient way to operate infrastructures with a minimum budget and a maximum benefit for its members ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  4. The evolution … --31/08/2012 GISELA --01/09/2010 --31/03/2010 • 18 Resources Centres provide skilful personnel to support and develop services in the region • 435 trained users / 73 inst. • 1794 cores platform • Operation 24/7 EELA-2 --01/04/2008 GISELA 34 production applications inherited from EELA / EELA-2 represent potential communities --31/12/2007 EELA e-Infrastructure inherited from EELA and EELA2 projects --01/01/2006 ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  5. Current CLARA Services : Connectivity + Communication+ Content • Webconference (VCEspresso) • Videoconference (SIVIC) • Content Management (DSpace) • E-Learning System (Moodle) • Video on Demand (CLARAVe) • Web 2.0: Wikis, Blogs • Researchers/Funding opportunities/Partner search • News, Agenda, etc GISELA triggered the first Advanced Computing Service ! ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  6. Generic business models… ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  7. … and the GISELA implementation Knowledge Dissemi- nation User supp. Fostering e-Science International dimension Domain specific applications e-Research EU and LA research groups CLARA NRENs Resource Centres (RC) e-Infrastruc- ture and applications as a service SGs and IdFs Competitiveness w.r.t. commercial providers e-Infrastructurepay per use back to the RCs ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  8. Sustainability Recipe • Take a look around and identify all products you can offer. Thinking out of the box, exploits those services based on your most competitive skills • Wrap out all your products in a incremental model • Simplify the service deliver methodology • Aiming to the widest group of users • Making • Do your math to evaluate your cost and to explain the way you did your math • Be competitive but also solidary leaving spaces for those who can not afford the services • Workout a marketing plan to reach users ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  9. Grid Services Replicating Networking Services • In CLARA’s network activities a Regional Network Operation Centre (RNOC) catches the functions of the countries that have no domestic NOC • When domestic network infrastructures grow, the NRENs are going to be able to install their own NOC • Once this happens, the RNOC will transfer the domestic networking functions to the NOC that has been installed • CLARA auctions, among its members NRENs the operation of the regional NOC every four years • The Grid pioneer Infrastructure could follow the same model • Those countries that can support the creation of a GOC (Grid Operation Centre) will have one, and those who cannot afford it or are not mature enough to create one, can use the Regional Grid Operation Centre (GSC) • Domestic GOCs are responsible for their domestic services and interact with the ROC when services have a regional scope • Those countries without a GOC, will use the ROC for domestic functions in their country. ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  10. CLARA Advanced Computing Services • Adv. Comp. (AC) Expertise Transfer. Technical Consulting to assist in house applications • Customising an existing application to profit the existing Adv. Comp. e-Infrastructure • Developing in house new applications required by the customer organisation (Research, Industry or NREN) • SDK/SourceFourgeTrainingTo increase the awareness on the AC environments • Wizard for basic applications.Allows the less expert users and/or NREN to install their applications • Federated Authentication Resources. Grant authorized access to use the federated resources at a continental scale • Application ShelfService: Application ShelfAllows users, industrial partner and/or NREN to contract computing resources • Virtual Resources Grid Allocation. Virtual services e-Infrastructure, such as: • Allocation of AC resources allowing the member institutions to configure AC environments (cores/storage/network provisioning) and elements needed to execute their applications • Running Services records, tracking the processes submitted to the e-infrastructure • Data Preservation Services. Offer the possibility to store their data for a period of time • Training and Capacity Building Service. To increases the usage and the culture of Advanced Computing Services by providing people the information and the skills needed to access the AC Services ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  11. CLARA Grid VRC Organisational Model CLARA APPLICATIONS MANAGER NETWORK MANAGER (NSC) Grid Community Coordinator Regional GOC+GOC Regional NOC+NOC GOC NOC NGI or EDGS NGI or EDGS GOC Country LA–1 REUNA Country LA–N NOC NGI or EDGS Country LA–2 Complex Model Cooperative Broker Model ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  12. A Regional Cooperative Solution Offers ScienceGateway Virtual Instruments Virtual Servers Grid Cloud • On demand resources (Hardware, Software & Manware) from the research groups to the research groups • High bandwidth and low latency from the Experimental academic advanced Networks • Replicating other services in the RedCLARA Operational Structure • Added value to the existent infrastructure • Better use of the existent computational infrastructure and expertise from different countries • Promoting local middleware solutions better suited for the region Commercial Providers User Authentication ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  13. Science Gateway Service Centric Model ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  14. CLARA Grid-VRC Support Model Science Gateway Centric Model ScienceGateway Virtual Instruments Virtual Servers Cloud Grid OUT Virtual Resource on demand VRC Accept Budget Login & Send Data Check Service Description Register and login Submit Service Request Consult Data User Administrator Yes Developer Autentication RedCLARA Read Data Display Basic View Consult the Advance Computing Resources Available Shows Budget Elaborates contract RC Data Storage Data Processing Find the Suitable Resources Send the VR availability 2 ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  15. Regional Competitive Solution ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  16. Two Examples of RC Costs (€) ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  17. Operation Evolution ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  18. SERVUCTION & Operational Profit • First and Second year of operation after GISELA end (31/08/2012 →) • ½ FTE for administrative purposes as contracts, bills and expenditures • ½ FTE for technical support • 1 FTE fore marketing and sales • Third year (1 FTE - Administrative, 1 FTE - Technical, and 1 FTE – sales) Fixed Costs ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  19. Business Model Supported by 3 Actions Science Gateway Technical Capacities Funding sources from S&T Agencies Marketing towards VRC/User Communties ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  20. Action Plan (1/3) Raise awareness, sensitize and inform on the different opportunities of the Advanced Services • Sensitizing and informing research communities of the opportunities that Advanced Services could bring to their environment • Organize Virtual Days on Technology and the Community • Organize courses and competencies for students who have applications of general use • Document the existing applications of the GISElA Science Gateway, by creating tutorials to ease the use and appropriation. • Raise awareness, sensitize and inform the decision makers of S & T and the Directors of the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) on the opportunities that Advanced Computing Services could bring to Science and Technology • Interviews with Latin American high authorities of decision makers in Science and Technology. CLARA’s Academic Manager is coordinating interviews with decision makers (Ministers, Directors and General Secretaries) of S&T in the LA region ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  21. Action Plan(2/3) Identify the real needs of Advanced Computing Services by research communities. It is necessary to understand real needs of advanced computing services in the LA region. The communities need to produce a positive social impact in their research results in order to attract the S&T decision makers’ and NRENs Directors’ attention Identify communities that produce research results with high positive social impact as potential users of advanced computing services Identify “ambassadors” of each community to conduct a series of actions to first understand the communities’ needs and then to induce the communities into advanced computing services  Increase technical potentialities and capacities of the GISELA Science Gateway to provide an easy and friendly interface that can be used to access different web services through different platforms ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  22. Action Plan (3/3) Train research communities so they adopt the GISELA Science Gateway into their daily research.Communities need to be able to build and maintain their own portals and include all the applications they need to develop research projects • Creation of a Task Force (in collaboration with EPIKH) to implement and give technical support to applications running in the GISELA Science Gateway environment. • Deploy applications of communities with social impact: seismology and climate • Install Identity Federation Systems in at least two countries of the Latin American region • Document extensively the processes of adaptation and configuration of the GISELA Science Gateway • Redefine the web interface and usability of the portal • Create on line and detailed technical documentation to have a permanent reference for the Task Force professionals and local technical representatives of the different institutions involved in the e-infrastructure and resource centers. • Create a AuthN &AuthZ Infrastructure (AAI) in Latin America based on federated indentity services, "cloning & adapting" the existing "catch all" services developed at INFN Catania • Update of the CP/CPS documents of the Certification Authorities established in Latin America to allow them issue "robot certificates" that are necessary for the GISELA Science Gateway • Organise a cycle of technical seminars to follow up of the installation of applications ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  23. Conclusions (1/2) • The service architecture based on GISELA SG centric model includes all possible services to be offered by RedCLARA • The cooperative shared cost broker model is economically viable and competitive with the present commercial offer • It has been validated with the • Directors on NRENs at the RedCLARAAssembly (Oct 27th, 2011) • Need to be explained to the S&T Agencies • Need to be aligned with National Initiatives • Good idea: 30% National capacity to be share regional + Funds for RC • Need to be related with other EU projects (RISC, CHAIN, ProIdeal) • Application Committee (Nov 18th, 2011) • Need to allow the possibility to “credit cores” for research projects • Need to allow possibility to offer 5% financed resources for good proposals with no funding opportunities ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  24. Conclusions (2/2) • RedCLARAAssembly (Nov 10th, 2011) and RedCLARA Board Meeting (Dec 2nd , 2011) recommended to: • Evaluate the cost/performance of the GISELA e-Infrastructure • Convince two or three candidates to start/test the model • Look for funding for the test period (~2 years) • Develop a LA Call for a Science Gateway Task Force • Training at LA and EU technical people from VE, CO, PE, MX, EC • F2F meeting and workshop at the Joint GISELA-CHAIN Conference • Aggressive plan to interact with LA Science & Technology Agencies (AR, CL, MX, PE, EC, CO, VE) • Marketing strategy aiming to VRC and ComCLARA Communities • CLARA Market Study for Cloud Services for standard computing services ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

  25. ISGC’ 2012, 26th February to 02nd March 2012 Taipei (Taiwan)

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