Date
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- 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
- 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