2023-02-22 Meeting notes

Date

22 Feb 2023

Attendees

• Attendees

  • Monique Pellinkhof , GÉANT
  • Garvan McFeeley , HEAnet
  • Gary James , GÉANT
  • Michel Wets , SURF
  • @Borge Aune , SIKT
  • @Lars Skogan, SIKT
  • @Kevin Ambtman, SURF

  
  

  Goals

  • compile a SWOT analysis for the Framework, to work forward from
  • Consider Strategy options for new Framework preparation

  Discussion items

  Time	Item	Who	Notes
  5min	Warmup	all	introductions
  60min	SWOT analysis on OCRE	Monique	share thoughts developed from previous meeting on slides available here (insert link)
  25min	Strategy discussion	all

  Notes

  • Discussion on Strategy from Michel

  Alternative procurement strategy

  Framework per country per platform

  • Accepted strategy to select best reseller of platform
  • Best Microsoft Azure reseller (allowing specific Microsoft reseller requirements)
  • Also for AWS, Google, Oracle and IBM
  • Best VMware platform, high points for suppliers owned by organisations based in that country
  • Also for OpenStack
  • Other platforms?

  
  

  Resulting in max 10 Frameworks per country = 400 in total

  
  

  Advantages:

  • No questions around mini-competitions
  • Able to ask in depth questions on resellers of the platforms
  • Less suppliers (with more chance on success)

  
  

  Lot1: Microsoft

  Lot 1a: Albania 😊

  Lot 1b: Belgium

  Should be low overhead and relatively easy to score

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  • Viability of Direct Call off if Institution just wants to buy Azure.
  • Discounts we may be able to achieve – Kevin has some experience with dealing with Microsoft – Minimum set discount for all platforms?
  • Cloud Strategy and consultation with GEANT Cloud Strategy Task Group

  Action items

  • Monique to forward copy of SWOT Slides to Gary to be stored in Sharepoint folder
  • Dave to prepare proposal for a Regional approach for Iaas+3
  • Team to consider a name for IaaS+3 (for example - Framework for Educational Commercial Cloud (FECC – for Garvan)
  • Monique will research – Case Law regarding Frameworks and Competition requirements.
  • Michel to share SWOT/Preliminary Timeline at next meeting