The Case for NRENs John DYER TF- MSP Meeting, Espoo, Finland 9/10 September 2015 Networks Services People www.geant.org
The Case for NRENs Published January 2009 This presentation is dedicated to continuing to make: The Case for NRENs In our rapidly changing world Networks Services People www.geant.org 2
The Future of NREN (in ten years time) TNC 2011 Panel discussion You can watch the stream of this session at: https://youtu.be/dqzqjzo7uio Networks Services People www.geant.org 3
Dave Lambert, CEO Internet2 YouTube timestamps 14 00 to 25 00 Top Challenges: Globalization Distributed Science Costs of Education Spread of Life Long learning Risk Aversion Mission Critical Highlights: Must Innovate Right partnerships with industry Don t become an irrelevant encumberent Provide the business models and technology the users want Networks Services People www.geant.org 4
Tim Marshall, JANET, UK YouTube timestamps 25 00 to 33 35 NRENS are businesses and need to change Concentrate on above the network services Need sustainable financial Business models Know our markets Clouds will be disruptive embrace them NREN staff must have develop a service culture NRENs should: Be an intelligent customer of the market on behalf of its community Derive value for our co- creations and invest this to contribute to financial sustainability Strengthen the collaborative links between all NRENs globally Be more responsive! Networks Services People www.geant.org 5
Jan Gruntorád, CESNET, CZ YouTube timestamps 34 00 to 40 45 The Challenge is to drive Innovation Some large companies are taking the lead Collaborate with them as partners Provide complete e- Infrastructure services Collaborate on a global basis Offer services tailored to the user categories Concentrate on Security; legal aspects, data ownership, mobility Enable better public : Private collaboration Need to visit the NREN AUPs & lift limitations Completely restructure the NRENs to enable effective Become the ONE- STOP SHOP for our community Networks Services People www.geant.org 6
Martin Bech, UNI C, DK YouTube timestamps 40 55 to 44 15 The future may be defined politically National roadmap for research infrastructure Funded A Market Perspective Education has a history of Innovating Society is innovating Why can t NRENs use the same as everyone else Networks Services People www.geant.org 7
Thomas Brunner, SWITCH, CH YouTube timestamps 44 45 to 51 22 Defined their Long Term Strategy 2020 Includes the concept of an Innovation Engine Focus on the users Segmented Users Students; Teachers; Researchers; ICT; Management New Organisational Structure to reflect the segments Technical Focus AAI E- Identity for Learners and Others Networks Services People www.geant.org 8
Claudio Allocchio, GARR, IT YouTube timestamps 51 36 to 1:00 15 Learning from the past to guess the future Our Customers are our owners Initially NRENs built only roads Services were the users business! 2011 Highways are taken for granted More paths; more capacity NRENs are providing user support and training Predicting 2020 Dealing with large volumes of data Deriving knowledge from Data Human and Knowledge Networks Networks Services People www.geant.org 9
ASPIRE Study: The Future Role of NRENs Undertaken 2011-2012 Networks Services People www.geant.org 10
ASPIRE Study: The Future Role of NRENs Recommendations Recommendation 1 The European R&E Networking Community (NRENs, DANTE, TERENA, and user stakeholders) need an efficient strategic management body that is able to act as a single point of contact and is able to respond quickly and with authority. Recommendation 2 Under the auspices of this body, a high- level task force should be created in which decision- makers work together to define a single strategic vision for pan- European R&E Networking Recommendation 3 NRENs should re- consider their funding models and move to more diversified and sustainable models..... A major goal should be to increase inter- institutional collaboration, aggregation of demand, joint procurement, and sharing of services. Networks Services People www.geant.org 11
ASPIRE Study: The Future Role of NRENs Recommendations Recommendation 4 NRENs need to take a strategic approach to their business planning and service delivery, and develop a thorough understanding of their own user base, including the needs of their international users and the external operating environment. Recommendation 5 A European user- requirements compendium should be developed by TERENA, so that the R&E network providers have a strategic view of the demand side of the sector. Recommendation 6 NRENS should not compete with the commercial providers, particularly on price. They should act as a trusted broker that is an integral part of the community by providing expertise, aggregating demand, and adding value through negotiation - including the integration of support for community AAI systems. Networks Services People www.geant.org 12
Erwin Bleumink, CEO SURFNET at TNC2013 NRENs: Facing the challenge of relevance Connectivity is the engine of innovation NRENs need to: innovate pilot services Serve users needs where the market doesn t deliver What are our ambitions? Beyond the NREN to the GREN Values: Community; Trust; Pioneering; Passion What we should do? Add value over what commercial organisations deliver Aggregate demand whilst meeting users requirements Pricing; Legal Aspects; Integration with Institutional IdPs; data ownership; privacy; security.... https://tnc2013.terena.org/web/media/archive/4a Timestamp 1 04 to 26 15 Networks Services People www.geant.org 13
Dave Lambert, CEO & President Internet2 at TNC2013 It s and NRENs World NREN v2.0 John Dyer s paper the case for NRENs is extraordinary however..... As powerful a job that it did in describing what NRENs were, it didn t really capture the broad array of things NRENs around the world are doing. https://tnc2013.terena.org/web/media/archive/4a Starting 56 30 Networks Services People www.geant.org 14
Dave Lambert, CEO & President Internet2 at TNC2013 It s and NRENs World NREN v2.0 Full Video: https://tnc2013.terena.org/web/media/archive/4a Starting 56 30 to 1:31 11 Slides at: https://tnc2013.terena.org/getfile/551 Networks Services People www.geant.org 15
Dave Lambert, CEO & President Internet2 at TNC2013 It s and NRENs World NREN v2.0 Full Video: https://tnc2013.terena.org/web/media/archive/4a Starting 56 30 to 1:31 11 Slides at: https://tnc2013.terena.org/getfile/551 Networks Services People www.geant.org 16
Stephen Wolff, Principal Scientist, Internet2 BLOG: Making the Case for NRENs (February 2015) Why special networks? Why not get the services you need from an ISP just like the rest of us? NRENs agility and nimbleness, as needed to match the often rapidly shifting demands of globally- networked scholarship. The ability to orchestrate effectively and collaboratively a suite of networking, storage, and high- performance computing resources for any specific scholarly purpose. BLOG URL: http://www.internet2.edu/blogs/detail/7789 Networks Services People www.geant.org 17
Stephen Wolff, Principal Scientist, Internet2 BLOG: Making the Case for NRENs (February 2015) Enduring social differences between NRENs and ISPs NRENs serve scholarly purposes; ISPs serve commercial purposes. The environment for NRENs is collegial; for ISPs it is proprietary. NRENs are collaborative; ISPs are competitive. Internet2 have federated identity management system that we are working to make universal. Internet2 have a virtualized network that we are working to fully integrate as a user- and application- controllable virtualized cyber- infrastructure The case for NRENs is continuously evolving, but it does so according to the demands and values of the academic communities we serve, rather than those of the marketplace and that is the ultimate differentiator. Networks Services People www.geant.org 18
GÉANT Making the Case for NRENs http://services.geant.net/case- for- nrens Formed at TNC2014 Resources Stakeholder Matrix Business Models Financial Models Library of around 30 documents Essential Reading for NRENs NREN network access evaluating value for Money NREN organisational best practice NRENs The economic Case What is a Successful NREN? Case Examples Networks Services People www.geant.org 19
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