1. EGI-InSPIRE Steven Newhouse Interim EGI.eu Director EGI-InSPIRE Project Director

2. The EGI-InSPIRE Project Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in Europe Submitted to INFRA-2010 1.2.1 –1.2.1.1: European Grid Initiative –1.2.1.2: Service deployment for heavy users A 4 year project with €25M EC contribution –Project cost €70M –Activity cost ~€330M

3. What is e-Infrastructure? Resources linked by high speed networks –Compute, Storage, Instruments,... Controlled access to shared resources –Authentication, Authorisation, Accounting,... Dependable services for others to use –Driven by availability and reliability metrics Services that are there for the long-term –Supporting experiments lasting decades

4. EGI means Innovation Deploying Technology Innovation –Distributed Computing continues to evolve Grids  Desktops  Virtualisation  Clouds  ? Enabling Software Innovation –Provide reliable persistent technology platforms Today: Tools built on gLite/UNICORE/ARC Supporting Research Innovation –Infrastructure for data driven research Support for international research (e.g. ESFRI)

5. Technology Innovation Will come from outside EGI –EGI runs DCI technologies in production Partnership with technology projects –EMI (European Middleware Infrastructure) Continued evolution of gLite, ARC, UNICORE –RESERVOIR Public cloud functionality to ERA –StratusLab (Proposed) RESERVOIR in production environments

6. PrototypeRequirementsImplementationUsageReleaseEvaluateDeployment Feedback Collaboration Technology innovations taking place outside the production infrastructure Innovating technology being deployed within the production infrastructure NGIs & EIROs EC & National Research Projects Release

7. EGI Software Infrastructure Software Provider EGI Software Repository Software Provider Software Component Software Component Software Component Software Component Unified Middleware Distribution Fully Supported Software Component Community Supported Software Component Rejected: Failed quality criteria Other Middleware Distributions 3 rd Line Support Agreement Compatible Component 2 nd Line Support Software Component Middleware Coordination Board End-Users Software Providers Resource Providers

8. NGI Operations Software Provider EGI Middleware Unit & Software Repository Release Workflow New Certified ‘revision’ release New Certified ‘major’ or ‘minor’’ release Verify Criteria PASSPASS Ready for Staged rollout Trial deployments in production Released to production Release Rejected FAIL PASS FEEDBACKFEEDBACK FEEDBACKFEEDBACK FAIL

9. Alpha & Beta Releases Release Candidate Staged Roll Out Full Release to Production Moving into Production Technology Providers EGI Software Repository EGI Software Repository VerificationCriteria Feedback Repository: GRNET Support Tools: CESNET Process, Criteria & Verification: IBERGrid

10. Software Innovation Will come from outside EGI-InSPIRE –EGI is a neutral platform for applications EGI cannot support all services in its core –Every community needs something different Foster innovation within ‘sectors’ –High Throughput Computing –High Performance Computing –Digital Libraries –...

11. UMDUMD Support Multiple Communities Swiss Grid Day11 Physical Resources Core Site Services HTC Services HPC Services Digital Library Services HEP Apps LS Apps CCMST AppsF Apps Volunteer Desktop Services.... VRC VO EMI gLite

12. EGI User Support USERS FP7 EC Project VOs Virtual Research Community User Forum Steering Committee USERS VOs Virtual Research Community USERS NGINGI NGI Helpdesk E G I. e u Training Events Trainers Apps. DB EGI Helpdesk VRC Helpdesk Other Helpdesk ESFRI Project VOs Virtual Research Community

13. Summary Move away from a project based model –Sustainable e-Infrastructure Transition to this model over next 4 months –Coordination of services provided through NGIs –Expect little change in the delivered services Start coordinating European e-Infrastructure –1 st May 2010 Contact: director@egi.eu