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2-day Cloud Workshop for NRENs

4-5 March 2020, Cyprus

Location:

University of Cyprus

Learning Resource Centre – “Stelios Ioannou”

1 Panepistimiou Avenue, 2109 Aglantzia, Nicosia

Number of attendees: https://eventr.geant.org/events/3276

Public workshop information: https://clouds.geant.org/news/2-day-cloud-workshop-for-eastern-european-nren-cloud-managers/

Internal information for organising the workshop: https://geantclouds.sharepoint.com/sites/clouds/Service%20adoption/Forms/AllItems.aspx?viewid=07360d74%2Df3fe%2D49cb%2Db79f%2D06693ec9814e&id=%2Fsites%2Fclouds%2FService%20adoption%2FEvents%2C%20meetings%2FWorkshops%20trainings%20webinars%2FCloud%20Workshops%2F20200304%20Cyprus%202%2Dday%20workshop

Tasks:

Ask Google to give 5 min wrap-up of the day (4 March) to GÉANT (Kate) DONE!
Prepare timing and interactive discussions with 3 scenarios for cloud strategy (to find solutions in the groups at the workshop) (Darko, Maria) DONE!
Confirm all coffee break and lunch times with Elena (Darko) - 4 March times were changed due to MS DONE!
Print out the list of participants to get signatures (Darko/Eva) DONE!
Confirm with speakers about timing - Slavko, Eva, Mary, Jiri (Darko) DONE!
Ask all T4 people to make notes (IF they aren't presenting or moderating a discussion) (Darko)
Confirm with Elena any needed material for the discussions (Darko) DONE!
Arrange dinner on 5 March 19:00 (Darko/Eva) DONE!
- confirm NREN who will do the billing and claim the costs DONE!
- book the restaurant DONE!
- create MS Form to pre-confirm menus for the restaurant (incl allergies & intolerencies) DONE!
  - Forward allergies info also to the restaurant on 4tn
  - Inform Daniel Bacelic from AWS about it
Create a feedback form on MS Forms (Darko, Eva) EVA working on it
Create a blog post on the cloud website under 'news' after the event (https://clouds.geant.org/news/) (Audrey/Karl)

Post workshop activities

Communication to participants advising of the location of the reference and support materials (Darko/Eva)
Ask for evaluation (Darko/Eva)
Location of support and reference materials (links) (Darko)
Upload the presentations, photos, material (Darko)

Clarify funding and claimability for the attendees for TNC20 training on 8 June 2020 (as the Cyprus has been done by Irina Mi) (Irina Ma)

Tasks DONE

Ask AWS to give 5 min for introduction to the day (5 March) (Darko) DONE!

4 March 2020

Start time 9:00

Finish time 17:00

Time	What it is about?	What to include:	Who is delivering?	Resources required (i.e. any powerpoint slides, flipchart, etc)	Status (in progress, all preparations completed, not started yet)
09:00 – 10:00	GÉANT session: welcome & introduction (5 min)	Welcome & intro of the hosts Aims of the workshop: 1) Introducing the clouds landscape most popular commercial clouds solutions general knowledge about clouds (strategy, security, decision making aspects) positioning GÉANT & NRENs alongside commercial providers (with national & community clouds) 2) getting hands-on practical experience on Public cloud solutions Different cloud scenarios and decision processes Agenda Household arrangements: Breaks & lunches Dinners (won't mention dinner later on, "we gather..., it's hosted by AWS...")	Maria
	GÉANT session: Cloud portfolio (15 min)	1) Frameworks: IaaS 2016 Videoconferencing infrastructure 2) Preferential Quotations 3) Future offer: OCRE IaaS SaaS Earth Observation	Darko/Maria
	GÉANT session: Tools (40 min)	Data classification and risk assessment (10 min, Slavko) Current IaaS FW tools (30 min): IaaS service matrix demo (5 min) Cost Benchmarking Report on Azure use case (5 min) Button demo (10 min) Chatbot demo (10 min)	Slavko, Eva, Darko, Mary Darko/Eva Darko Eva Mary
10:00-11:00	Microsoft session, part I		Denis Chiurtu (Microsoft)
11:00-11:15	Coffee break		Elena Mina (CYNET)
11:15-12:30	Microsoft session, part 2		Denis Chiurtu (Microsoft)
12:30-13:30	Break/Lunch		Elena Mina (CYNET)
13:30-15:00	Google session, part 1		Jim Levi (Google)
15:00-15:30	Coffee break		Elena Mina (CYNET)
15:30-17:00	Google session, part 2		Jim Levi (Google)
17:00-17:05	Summary of the day	Re-cap of what have taken place Refer to aims (to show relevance) Remind of agenda for tomorrow	Maria/Darko
19:00	Social dinner	Restaurant Zanettos Tavern	Hosted by AWS

Day Two 5 March 2020

Start time: 9:00

Finish time: 17:00

Time	What it is about?	What to include:	Who is delivering?	Status (in progress, all preparations completed, not started yet)
09:00 to 09:05	Welcome to day two	Re-cap of what took place on Day One. Thank AWS for hosting the dinner! Remind of the aims Agenda for today	Maria/Darko
09:05-10:30	AWS session, part 1		Amazon Daniel Bacelic
10:30-11:00	Coffee break		Elena Mina (CYNET)
11:00-12:30	AWS session, part 2
12:30-13:30	Lunch		Elena Mina (CYNET)
13:30-15:00	GEANT session, part 1	Aims What will happen
15:00-15:30	Coffee break		Elena Mina (CYNET)
15:30-16:55	GÉANT session, part 2
16:55-17:00	Summary	Have we achieved the objectives? What are the takeaways? What are the next steps?		Consider on what way you would like to evaluate
19:00	Social dinner	Restaurant Paragadi http://www.paragadi.com.cy