This page presents an overview of the AARC2 actions and results during the first year of the project (May 2017 – May 2018).

Check also the AARC2 leaflet with a summary of the results. 

Who is AARC2 target audience?

AARC2 addresses research collaborations and e-infrastructures that either are already deploying or are in the process to deploy an AAI that is AARC- compliant. Compared to AARC1, AARC2 is much more closer to the research collaborations; a number of them (12 of 23 ESFRI Projects) are participating in AARC2 and work together with the AARC team to deploy an AAI that is compliant with the AARC Blueprint Architecture.

What does AARC2 do?

AARC2 works together with research collaborations and e-infrastructures architects participating in the project to further develop the AARC Blueprint Architecture (BPA) produced during the AARC1 project, to define  technical and policy guidelines to ease the implementation of AARC compliant AAIs and to ensure that these guidelines are deployed by research and e-infrastructures beyond the AARC2 project remit (via AEGIS).

AARC2 offers consultancy to research collaborations (in AARC2 and beyond) to help them pilot a suitable AAI that meets their needs and that is compliant with the AARC Blueprint.

AARC2 Results in 2017-2018

Guidelines that have a general purpose and are meant to facilitate inter-operability across infrastructures are discussed by the AEGIS group for endorsement.  The "AARC Engagement Group for InfrastructureS" (AEGIS) has establish bi-directional channels between AARC2 and infrastructures (that deploy or are in the process of deploying an AARC compliant AAI) to advise each other on the developments and production integration aspects of the AARC results. The current guidelines endorsed by AEGIS are:

Where and how is AARC2 work promoted?

There two main ways used to promote AARC2 results:

Social media are also used to promote results at large.