1. www.gisela-grid.eu Grid Initiatives for e-Science virtual communities in Europe and Latin America WP1 - Administrative and Technical Management of the Project THE CLARA SERVICE MODEL AND BUSINESS PLAN FOR GRID Salma Jalife (CUDI-México) and Luis A. Núñez (CLARA, UIS-Colombia/ULA-Venezuela) First-year Project Review Brussels, 15.09.2011

2. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 2 Outline CLARA Specificities CLARA Business Plans Objectives Current CLARA Services (web Portal) The Evolution from Grid Services to Advanced Computing (AC) Services CLARA Advanced Computing Services Grid Services Replicating Networking Conclusions/Plans

3. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 3 CLARA Specificities A non-profit organisation 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 Mature Developing Starting CLARA has to find the most efficient way to operate AC infrastructures with a minimum budget and a maximum benefit for its members Gov. Supported

4. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 4 CLARA Business Plan Objectives CLARA Business Plan for Advanced Computing Services, aims to propose a viable strategy in order to ensure a long term sustainability of Grid Services in Latin America CLARA Business Plan –Should comply with existing CLARA’s Service Model –Must fulfill the CLARA Life Cycle Product Management guidelines which are the bases to implement any services within the organization Production Costs Income Eventual direct Income External Financing Intangible Added Value Maintenance, Innovation Promotion, other expenses Human resources CLARA Service Model aims –To reach NRENs, Universities, Research Institutions and/or Communities members of CLARA –To solve problems or satisfy needs by profiting from the CLARA/NREN e-infrastructure –To promote collaboration between its members –To increase the value added perceived by any of CLARA’s members –To provide services through CLARA or in partnership with other NREN members –To be sustainable in the long term –To have a Marketing Plan –To evolve in time according to CLARA’s membership needs

5. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 5 Current CLARA Services (web Portal) GISELA triggers The first Advanced Computing Service ! 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

6. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 6 The Evolution from Grid Services to Advanced Computing Services There is not yet enough mass knowledge of the benefits Grid Services can provide to communities other than HEP, Life and Earth Sciences. Current e-Infrastructure status –Operation Organisation Structure of 18 Resource Centres (1794 cores) –400 Trained support personnel, ~20 Latin American expert tutors Despite it, the popularity of Grid Services in LA is still low. This triggers CLARA to offer an AC Portfolio aiming to find the critical mass Ex.: ~20 LA tutors could support –AC Tailor Migration. Development and/or Integration applications to newcomers. –AC Expertise Transfer. To offer advises/consulting support to deploy- develop, in house Current Grid Services are an early way to allocate Virtual Resources Certification Authorities goes to Federated Authentication Resources Grid Storage Elements become Data Preservation Services Current GISELA Training and Capacity Building personnel / organisation can become part of the AC Services Training Grid Services need a critical mass to be sustainable

7. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 7 CLARA Advanced Computing Services AC Tailor Migration, Development and/or Integration. P rovides a customised migration, integration and/or development service to any scientific or industrial application; AC Expertise Transfer. O ffers technical advice and consulting to assist institutions or individuals to deploy/develop, in house applications –Customising an existing application to profit the existing AC e-infrastructure ; –Developing new applications required by the customer organisation (Research, Industry or NREN); –Integrating particular solutions to existing applications; –Any above combinations. Federated Authentication Resources. Grant authorized access to use the federated resources at a continental scale. Data Preservation Services. Offer the member institutions the possibility to store their data for a period of time.

8. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 8 CLARA Advanced Computing Services Virtual Resources Grid Allocation. Users can allocate several virtual services from the AC 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 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. Around these services, we should build a business plan, including a marketing plan and organise a strategy to advertise it within CLARA’s Council (Directors of NRENs). We are going to include in this marketing strategy the industrial sector from countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile and possibly Colombia.

9. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 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.

10. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 10 Grid Services Replicating Networking Services

11. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 11 Conclusions and Future Plans (1/2) GISELA 34 production applications inherited EELA / EELA-2 represent potential communities 18 Resources Centres provide skillful personnel to support and develop services in the region

12. www.gisela-grid.eu GISELA - First year Project Review - Brussels - 15/09/2011 12 Conclusions and Future Plans (2/2) Things became tougher when we needed to involve a whole LA region –There is no budget entry for computing services in LA S&T funding agencies –LA S&T agencies are not sensible enough to VRC computing needs –Most of the LA researchers are still reluctant to learn Grid Technologies Explore to promote GISELA byproducts that can be used by a wider research audience –NRENs Computer/Storage needs –Authentications of Federated Resources (EduRoam & Gain Project) –Expertise to migrate/adapt newcomers codes to the e-infrastructure –Expertise to generate training and capacity building to use/support e- infrastructure Promote research groups to evaluate the 34 gridified applications to become services Lobbying S&T Agencies & NREN for financial support for computing services To recover from accumulated delays, presenting complete Business Plan on the M14 time scale