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The GN4-2 project’s WebRTC Tasks (T4 and T5 under JRA4) – in conjunction with the open GÉANT Task Force on Web-RTC (TF-WebRTC) - will further investigate the feasibility of other models suitable for the community primarily using the GÉANT Cloud Catalogue and federated service delivery pipeline. The following aspects will be taken into consideration:
- The real value of any joint tendering procurement exercise must be modeled and demonstrated to the community through the community.
- Not only the aggregated purchasing power of the community (that usually leads to a better deal only with a couple of percentage points) but other community benefits (i.e. common pool of shared licenses for serving peek demands) must be investigated.
- The burden of the joint procurement must be taken up partly by the community and early commitments should ensure that the demand stays alive through the lengthy process.
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