1. www.eu-etics.org INFSOM-RI-026753 WP 5 – Dissemination, training, certification and web tools Marc-Elian Bégin WP5 Leader, CERN ETICS 2 nd EU Review (CERN) 15 February 2008

2. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 2 Contents GoalsGoals Major AchievementsMajor Achievements WP5 in NumbersWP5 in Numbers ChallengesChallenges ConclusionsConclusions 2

3. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 3 Goals

4. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 4 Goals Dissemination of ETICS results and best practicesDissemination of ETICS results and best practices Training on the ETICS Service and ToolsTraining on the ETICS Service and Tools Certification study: ‘WP5 will conduct a feasibility study about the possibility of establishing a “Quality Certification” for software produced by research projects’Certification study: ‘WP5 will conduct a feasibility study about the possibility of establishing a “Quality Certification” for software produced by research projects’ 4

5. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 5 Goals Web applications: one of the main user interface of ETICSWeb applications: one of the main user interface of ETICS –Rally point to build the community, attract new users and used as first tool for distance training –Allow users to register their software, specify configuration information, compare the configuration with other registered software in order to identify interoperability issues –Register test suites –Launch build and test jobs –Collect results Provide a generic reporting tool that projects can use to collect detailed information about their software, the test results, quality metrics, etc.Provide a generic reporting tool that projects can use to collect detailed information about their software, the test results, quality metrics, etc.

6. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 6 Goals Web applications: one of the main user interface of ETICSWeb applications: one of the main user interface of ETICS –Rally point to build the community, attract new users and used as first tool for distance training –allow users to register their software, specify configuration information, compare the configuration with other registered software in order to identify interoperability issues –register test suites –launch build and test jobs –collect results Provide a generic reporting tool that projects can use to collect detailed information about their software, the test results, quality metrics, etc.Provide a generic reporting tool that projects can use to collect detailed information about their software, the test results, quality metrics, etc. Portal Build and Test Web Client +Grid-QCM+Repository Repository

7. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 7 Major Achievements

8. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 8 Deliverables D5.1 – ETICS portal – Community support PM03Completed D5.2 – Promotional Material PM03Completed D5.3 – Dissemination and training plan PM04Completed D5.4 – Plan for using and disseminating Knowledge (first draft) PM06Completed D5.5 – Plan for using and disseminating Knowledge (second draft) PM12Completed D5.6 – ETICS portal – testing support service (prototype) PM12Completed D5.7 – Quality Certification feasibility study and sustainability strategy PM20Submitted D5.8 – ETICS portal – testing support service (final) PM22Submitted D5.9 – Plan for using and disseminating Knowledge (final) PM23Submitted Deliverables, including intermediate requested versions for D5.7 and D5.9 > Including early drafts requested during 1st EU Review: D5.7 and D5.9

9. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 9 Goals and responsibilities: Milestones M5.1 – Promotional package, logos, brochures available PM03Completed M5.2 – Training course and demos available on-line PM12Completed M5.3 – ETICS Service fully operational PM22Completed Milestones

10. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 10 Branding DisseminationDissemination –Strong graphical identity 10

11. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 11 Branding ETICS is an international brandETICS is an international brand –World-wide promotion: Asia (Japan, China), Americas (Canada, USA, Brazil) –Standard bodies –OGF –ETSI –Relationships with: –Condor team –Globus –EuChinaGrid (IPv6 work)

12. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 12 Web site

13. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 13 Google.com ranks 1 st when searching “grid quality process” in google.com

14. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 14 Yahoo ranks 1 st when searching “grid quality process” in yahoo.com

15. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 15 ETICS in the News Web SearchWeb Search –Google and Yahoo show ETICS portal first for –‘ETICS’ –‘Grid Quality Process’ ETICS in the newsETICS in the news –Feature in Science Grid This Week –(re-print in) Grid Today –Details in: http://etics.web.cern.ch/etics/dissemination/dissemination_article s.htm#Articles http://etics.web.cern.ch/etics/dissemination/dissemination_article s.htm#Articles http://etics.web.cern.ch/etics/dissemination/dissemination_article s.htm#Articles

16. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 16 Paper material produced

17. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 17 Standardisation Co-chair of new Open Grid Forum (OGF) Build, Test and Certification Community Group, with Peter Couvares (WP2 Leader/UoW)Co-chair of new Open Grid Forum (OGF) Build, Test and Certification Community Group, with Peter Couvares (WP2 Leader/UoW) Grid-QCMGrid-QCM –Prepared first version of the model –Plan to propose Grid-QCM for ISO standardisation during ETICS-2 IPv6IPv6 –EuChinaGrid –Definition of testing framework for IPv6 compliance tests –IPv6 plugin for static source code analysis –IPv6 resources for dynamic tests ETSIETSI –Started to discuss with ETSI about standardisation work –Discussions took place during OGF20 and Concertation in e- Infrastructure

18. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 18 Community We have grown the ETICS Users CommunityWe have grown the ETICS Users Community Several types of users:Several types of users: –Using ETICS –Experimenting ETICS –Interested in ETICS evolution and services Currently registered projects: XXCurrently registered projects: XX –CASTOR: The CERN Advanced Storage Manager system –Condor: Testing Condor –dicom: DICOM Servers and Clients –EGRID: Italian national Grid infrastructure for financial and economic research –etics-contrib: Tools and extensions to the ETICS system –externals: This project contains all externals components that are not part of any ETICS project, but are used somewhere as dependencies –gLite-ipv6: A Pilot project to test the IPv6 compliance of the gLite middleware –glite-release: glite-release –Grid-Ireland: Grid-Ireland –gridice: Distributed Monitoring Tool for Grid Systems –gridtestbed: Automatic tools for testing Grid software –gridway: Metascheduling Technologies for the Grid

19. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 19 Community (2) Currently registered projects:Currently registered projects: –Metronome: The NMI Build & Test software. –mpi: components to support MPI use of the grid –myproject: ETICS Test project, used for unit ant system tests –OMII-Europe: The Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute for Europe –org.diligentproject: A DIgital Library Infrastructure on Grid ENabled Technology –org.etics: The ETICS System –org.glite: gLite is the next generation middleware for grid computing developed by the EGEE project –org.glite.testsuites: This project contains testsuites for the gLite project –ppt-apt: AIS project for the PPT/APT application –psnc: Contains software developer, maintained or hosted in Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center. –quattor: The ELFMS/Quattor Project –quattor-compiler: java implementation of pan language compiler –SAGA: The Simple API for Grid Applications (SAGA) is a OGF standard for a high level API for developers of grid applications. This project covers the SAGA reference implementations. –torquemaui: Maui scheduler and Torque resource manager –tutorialProject: The ETICS tutorialProject –vdt: The Virtual Data Toolkit (VDT) is an ensemble of grid middleware that can be easily installed and configured –VL-e: The Virtual Laboratory for e-Science tries to bridge the technology gap.

20. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 20 Getting ETICS known Conferences and events participated to: XX Qualipso Conference16-17 January, 2008RomeQualipso Conference16-17 January, 2008Rome HICSS-41 7-10 January, 2008 Hilton Waikoloa Village ResortHICSS-41 7-10 January, 2008 Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort EELA 3rd Conference - e-Infrastrucure - Grid Conference 3-5 December 2007 Catania, ItalyEELA 3rd Conference - e-Infrastrucure - Grid Conference 3-5 December 2007 Catania, Italy Open Grid Forum 2115-19 October, 2007 Grand Hyatt SeattleOpen Grid Forum 2115-19 October, 2007 Grand Hyatt Seattle EGEE'07 Conference1-5 October, 2007 Budapest, HungaryEGEE'07 Conference1-5 October, 2007 Budapest, Hungary CHEP 20072-7 September, 2007 Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaCHEP 20072-7 September, 2007 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5th International Summer School on Grid Computing 8-20 July 2007 Mariefred, Sweden5th International Summer School on Grid Computing 8-20 July 2007 Mariefred, Sweden First ETICS User Workshop28 June, 2007 CERN, SwitzerlandFirst ETICS User Workshop28 June, 2007 CERN, Switzerland BELIEF-EELA e-Infrastructures Conference25-28 June, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBELIEF-EELA e-Infrastructures Conference25-28 June, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ETICS All Hands23-25 May, 2007 University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, USAETICS All Hands23-25 May, 2007 University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, USA Training: Interoperability testing on the Grid using OMII-Europe components and ETICS tools 12 May, 2007 Manchester CentralTraining: Interoperability testing on the Grid using OMII-Europe components and ETICS tools 12 May, 2007 Manchester Central Open Grid Forum 207-11 May, 2007 Manchester CentralOpen Grid Forum 207-11 May, 2007 Manchester Central 1st International Conference24-27 April 2007Beijing, China1st International Conference24-27 April 2007Beijing, China EGEE / EUChinaGrid / ETICS IPv6 meeting17 April 2007 CC-IN2P3, Lyon, FranceEGEE / EUChinaGrid / ETICS IPv6 meeting17 April 2007 CC-IN2P3, Lyon, France EGEE JRA1 All Hands7 - 9 March, 2007 University of Catania, ItalyEGEE JRA1 All Hands7 - 9 March, 2007 University of Catania, Italy EGEE Industry Day23 February, 2007 Budapest, HungaryEGEE Industry Day23 February, 2007 Budapest, Hungary EGEE IPv6 meeting19-20 February, 2007 GARR headquarters, Rome, ItalyEGEE IPv6 meeting19-20 February, 2007 GARR headquarters, Rome, Italy EUChinaGrid WP2 - Network planning and interoperability study 27 February, 2007 Madrid, SpainEUChinaGrid WP2 - Network planning and interoperability study 27 February, 2007 Madrid, Spain

21. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 21 Getting ETICS known (2) ETICS 1st Year Review9 February, 2007 CERN, SwitzerlandETICS 1st Year Review9 February, 2007 CERN, Switzerland Open Grid Forum 1929 January-2 February, 2007 Chapel Hill, NC, USAOpen Grid Forum 1929 January-2 February, 2007 Chapel Hill, NC, USA EGEE SA3 All Hands27-29 November, 2006 CERN, SwitzerlandEGEE SA3 All Hands27-29 November, 2006 CERN, Switzerland 3rd Concertation meeting on e-Infrastructure, Specific theme: FP6-funded test-beds 21-23 November, 2006 Helsinki, Finland 3rd Concertation meeting on e-Infrastructure, Specific theme: FP6-funded test-beds 21-23 November, 2006 Helsinki, Finland Super Computing 200611-17 November, 2006 Tampa, Florida, USASuper Computing 200611-17 November, 2006 Tampa, Florida, USA EGEE JRA1 All Hands8-10 November, 2006 Abingdon, UKEGEE JRA1 All Hands8-10 November, 2006 Abingdon, UK ETICS All Hands23-25 October, 2006 Bologna, ItalyETICS All Hands23-25 October, 2006 Bologna, Italy eInfrastructure Reflection Group (eIRG) Workshop 4-5 October, 2006 Espoo, FinlandeInfrastructure Reflection Group (eIRG) Workshop 4-5 October, 2006 Espoo, Finland ETICS Training (DILIGENT Technical Coordination Meeting) 4 October, 2006 University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandETICS Training (DILIGENT Technical Coordination Meeting) 4 October, 2006 University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland EGEE '06 Conference25-29 September, 2006 Geneva, SwitzerlandEGEE '06 Conference25-29 September, 2006 Geneva, Switzerland ETICS Training (as part of the EGEE'06 Conference) 24 September, 2006 Cern, SwitzerlandETICS Training (as part of the EGEE'06 Conference) 24 September, 2006 Cern, Switzerland RISE 2006 International Workshop on Rapid Integration of Software Engineering techniques 13-15 September, 2006 University of Geneva, SwitzerlandRISE 2006 International Workshop on Rapid Integration of Software Engineering techniques 13-15 September, 2006 University of Geneva, Switzerland Open Grid Forum 1811-14 September, 2006 Congress Center, Washington, USAOpen Grid Forum 1811-14 September, 2006 Congress Center, Washington, USA EGEE JRA1 All Hands meeting10-12 July, 2006 Pilsen, Czech RepublicEGEE JRA1 All Hands meeting10-12 July, 2006 Pilsen, Czech Republic International Grid Summer School on Grid Computing 9-21 July, 2006 Ischia, ItalyInternational Grid Summer School on Grid Computing 9-21 July, 2006 Ischia, Italy

22. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 22 Getting ETICS known (3) Europython 20063-5 July, 2006 CERN, SwitzerlandEuropython 20063-5 July, 2006 CERN, Switzerland DILIGENT Technical Coordination Meeting 26-30 June, 2006 Frascati (Rome) - ItalyDILIGENT Technical Coordination Meeting 26-30 June, 2006 Frascati (Rome) - Italy European Condor Week26-29 June, 2006 INFN - Milano, ItalyEuropean Condor Week26-29 June, 2006 INFN - Milano, Italy HP Event: CERN openlab/EGEE/ETICS gLite Industry Readiness Workshop 15-16 June, 2006 Meyrin, SwitzerlandHP Event: CERN openlab/EGEE/ETICS gLite Industry Readiness Workshop 15-16 June, 2006 Meyrin, Switzerland Global Grid Forum 1710-12 May 2006 Tokyo International Forum,Global Grid Forum 1710-12 May 2006 Tokyo International Forum, Condor Week24-27 April 2006 University of WisconsinCondor Week24-27 April 2006 University of Wisconsin Belief brainstorming event: Future Knowledge Infrastructures - Scientific Repositories and content management over the grid11-12 April 2006 Johannes Kepler UniversityLinz, AustriaBelief brainstorming event: Future Knowledge Infrastructures - Scientific Repositories and content management over the grid11-12 April 2006 Johannes Kepler UniversityLinz, Austria e-Infrastructure Reflection Group Workshop10-11 April 2006 Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austriae-Infrastructure Reflection Group Workshop10-11 April 2006 Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria DILIGENT Technical Coordination meeting27-30 March 2006 CERN, SwitzerlandDILIGENT Technical Coordination meeting27-30 March 2006 CERN, Switzerland EGEE JRA1 All-Hands meeting22-24 March 2006 CERN, SwitzerlandEGEE JRA1 All-Hands meeting22-24 March 2006 CERN, Switzerland 3ème Cycle Romand d'Informatique10 March Montana, Switzerland3ème Cycle Romand d'Informatique10 March Montana, Switzerland EGEE User Forum1-3 March 2006 CERN, SwitzerlandEGEE User Forum1-3 March 2006 CERN, Switzerland ETICS Kick-off meeting20 January 2006 CERN, SwitzerlandETICS Kick-off meeting20 January 2006 CERN, Switzerland

23. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 23 Web Interfaces Web applicationsWeb applications –Portal / MyETICS –Build and test-system (web client) –Repository –Disseminators More details in the dedicated demos in the afternoonMore details in the dedicated demos in the afternoon

24. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 24 Web Interfaces: Portal

25. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 25 Web Interfaces: Build & Test web client

26. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 26 Web Interfaces: Repository

27. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 27 Disseminator

28. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 28 Training In collaboration with all other activities, WP5 has developed a flexible and modular training program, including presentations, tutorials and demosIn collaboration with all other activities, WP5 has developed a flexible and modular training program, including presentations, tutorials and demos 8 Training events8 Training events –23 - 24 October 2007:ETICS workshop –24 - 26 September 2007:ETICS workshop for the OMII-Europecommunity –28 June 2007: First ETICS User Workshop –12 May 2007:Interoperability testing on the Grid using OMII-Europe components and ETICS tools –10 May 2007:ETICS Service Presentation for OGF BTC Community Group –07 March 2007:ETICS Service –04 October 2006:ETICS Service –24 September 2006:ETICS Service –Details available here here ~90 people trained~90 people trained ~11 000 email in the etics-support@cern.ch mailing list, although not training nor WP5 specific, still represents an important aspect of getting users to better understand the system~11 000 email in the etics-support@cern.ch mailing list, although not training nor WP5 specific, still represents an important aspect of getting users to better understand the systemetics-support@cern.ch

29. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 29 Exploitable results ETICS SoftwareETICS Software –The “Plug-in Framework” allows it to integrate external tools, even commercial ones! –It’s licensed as Open Source in Apache 2.0 compliance Apache 2.0 Apache 2.0 –A great opportunity to create an active Open Source Community in SourceForge ETICS ServiceETICS Service –Can be hosted on publicly funded institutions owning infrastructures (e.g. CERN, NMI, INFN) or other ad-hoc consortia/projects –Independent from any development environment –Suitable for a pay-per-use model –We’re investigating any support to EGI ( European Grid Initiative) Grid-QCMGrid-QCM –Quality assurance model for software products –Good foundations, standardisation could be possible in 2009

30. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 30 Sustainability CERN and ENG will promote the SourceForge communityCERN and ENG will promote the SourceForge community ENG will experiment using Grid-QCM and ETICS as part of its CMMi level 3 certificationENG will experiment using Grid-QCM and ETICS as part of its CMMi level 3 certification Great opportunity to improve the software and the services during ETICS 2 (under negotiation)Great opportunity to improve the software and the services during ETICS 2 (under negotiation)

31. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 31 WP5 in Numbers

32. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 32 WP5 in Numbers SIZE OF THE ETICS USER COMMUNITY Description: The user confidence plays an important role for the ETICS results. Hence the goal is to attract as many users of the ETICS Service as possible. During the project lifetime a large community will be build (hopefully).Description: The user confidence plays an important role for the ETICS results. Hence the goal is to attract as many users of the ETICS Service as possible. During the project lifetime a large community will be build (hopefully). Target quantitative data: Number of registered members and projectsTarget quantitative data: Number of registered members and projects Number of projects:Number of projects: –End of year 1: 2-4 –End of year 2: 4-8 Current:Current: –Projects registered: >20 Number of members:Number of members: –End of year 1: 30-50 –End of year 2: >100 Current:Current: –Members registered : >200 Statistics from Repository: 24 Projects, 774 Modules, 33544 Packages, 765 Main Reports, 33356 Module Reports, 9746 MetricsStatistics from Repository: 24 Projects, 774 Modules, 33544 Packages, 765 Main Reports, 33356 Module Reports, 9746 Metrics 32

33. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 33 WP5 in Numbers (2) COMMUNITY WEB SITE IMPACT Description: The web site (www.etics-eu.org) is one of the main ways for ETICS to reach out and disseminate results. This indicator tries to measure the impact of this tool by calculating the number of accesses, files downloaded, etc.Description: The web site (www.etics-eu.org) is one of the main ways for ETICS to reach out and disseminate results. This indicator tries to measure the impact of this tool by calculating the number of accesses, files downloaded, etc.www.etics-eu.org Target quantitative data:Target quantitative data: –Number of accesses (not hits): –End of year 1: 100/month –End of year 2: 300/month 2 nd year Current:Current: –Number of accesses (‘Unique visitors’): ~510/month (average)

34. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 34 WP5 in Numbers: Number of accesses

35. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 35 WP5 in Numbers (4) NEWS ECHOES Description: Press/news echoes and articles on ETICS show the relevance of the project to the press and news media.Description: Press/news echoes and articles on ETICS show the relevance of the project to the press and news media. Target quantitative data:Target quantitative data: –Number of press/news releases: –End of year 1: 1 –End of year 2: 2 –Number of press echoes at national/European or overseas level: –End of year 1: 4 –End of year 2: 8 Current:Current: –Number of press/news releases: 2 –Number of press echoes and articles at national/European or overseas level: 6 –WAPEDIA: ETICS entry, 19 October, 2007 ETICS entryETICS entry –Grid Today: EGEE'07 Solidifies Plans for Sustainable e-Infrastructure, October 8, 2007 EGEE'07 Solidifies Plans for Sustainable e-InfrastructureEGEE'07 Solidifies Plans for Sustainable e-Infrastructure –iSGTW: Parallel Evolution: DILIGENT and ETICS, 7 March 2007 Parallel Evolution: DILIGENT and ETICSParallel Evolution: DILIGENT and ETICS –Grid Today: Certifying Software for the Grid, with the Grid, 1 May 2006 Certifying Software for the Grid, with the GridCertifying Software for the Grid, with the Grid –Science Grid This Week: Certifying Software for the Grid, with the Grid, 26 April 2006 Certifying Software for the Grid, with the GridCertifying Software for the Grid, with the Grid –Primeur – Weekly: ETICS to improve Grid quality, 20 January 2006 ETICS to improve Grid quality ETICS to improve Grid quality

36. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 36 WP5 in Numbers (5) NUMBER OF CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS Description: the participation to and/or organisation of conference, workshops and other events indicates the coverage area ETICS has.Description: the participation to and/or organisation of conference, workshops and other events indicates the coverage area ETICS has. Target quantitative data:Target quantitative data: Number of training events organised and/or participated to:Number of training events organised and/or participated to: –End of year 1: 2-4 –End of year 2: 4-8 Number of dissemination/workshop events organised and/or participated to:Number of dissemination/workshop events organised and/or participated to: –End of year 1: 1-2 –End of year 2: 2-4 Number of papers published:Number of papers published: –End of year 1: 0 –End of year 2: 1 Current:Current: –Number of training events organised and/or participated to: 8 –Number of dissemination/workshop events organised and/or participated to: 46 –Number of papers published: 6

37. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 37 WP5 in Numbers (6) DISSEMINATION MATERIAL Description: Different dissemination material is required to attract attention on ETICS and to reach a critical mass of users and supporters of ETICS.Description: Different dissemination material is required to attract attention on ETICS and to reach a critical mass of users and supporters of ETICS. Target quantitative data:Target quantitative data: –Number of flyers and fact sheets: 2/year –Number of posters: 2/year Current:Current: –Number of flyers and fact sheets: 4 –Number of posters: 3

38. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 38 WP5 in Numbers (7) WEB INTERFACE QUALITY OF SERVICE Description: In order to maintain high level of satisfaction from ETICS users, we need to offer a high service availability and quality of service.Description: In order to maintain high level of satisfaction from ETICS users, we need to offer a high service availability and quality of service. Target quantitative data:Target quantitative data: –Percentage of up-time of the ETICS service, based on service instrumentation and collection using CERN’s SLS Service: –End of year 1: 75% –End of year 2: 95% –Number of unexpected server behaviour (e.g. crash), resulting in total or partial loss of service availability, based on service instrumentation –End of year 1: N/A –End of year 2: 1/months (without permanent lost of data) Current:Current: –Percentage of up-time: Since release v1.0, the overall up-time of all the sites is ~75%. However, the main site, CERN had an up-time of >95% (UPDATE) –Number of unexpected server behaviour: 0 (only problems experienced where related to incompatible browser versions, and once slow performance, due to server issues)

39. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 39 Challenges

40. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 40 Challenges Growing community means large usage of infrastructure and deployed software, with direct consequences on all WP5 delivered subsystemsGrowing community means large usage of infrastructure and deployed software, with direct consequences on all WP5 delivered subsystems Repository requirements are much more challenging than originally expectedRepository requirements are much more challenging than originally expected –New design required –Needed to use cutting edge technologies (e.g. REST, Jack Rabbit, Web 2.0) – harder to manage development schedule Larger user community also means larger usecase spectrum, which led to a redesign of the Build and Test Web ClientLarger user community also means larger usecase spectrum, which led to a redesign of the Build and Test Web Client Increasing richness of plugins means more metrics collected, generating more data for Repository serviceIncreasing richness of plugins means more metrics collected, generating more data for Repository service Sustainability is hard for project with short term fundingSustainability is hard for project with short term funding No comparative model existed for Certification of complex and distributed software (e.g. Grid) -> we had to create Grid-QCMNo comparative model existed for Certification of complex and distributed software (e.g. Grid) -> we had to create Grid-QCM 40

41. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 41 Conclusions ETICS has established itself as the “Grid Quality Process” in the e-Infrastructure arenaETICS has established itself as the “Grid Quality Process” in the e-Infrastructure arena With over 200 registered users and 30+ projects, the system has exceeded all growth targetsWith over 200 registered users and 30+ projects, the system has exceeded all growth targets ETICS is part of world-wide standardisation efforts, through an Open Grid Forum “Build, Test and Certification Community Group” and with the proposed Grid-QCM modelETICS is part of world-wide standardisation efforts, through an Open Grid Forum “Build, Test and Certification Community Group” and with the proposed Grid-QCM model ETICS provides a rich and user friendly web user interfaceETICS provides a rich and user friendly web user interface ETICS is the Quality Process Brand!

42. INFSOM-RI-026753 Final ETICS Review - CERN, 15th Feb 2008 - Marc-Elian Bégin, WP5, CERN 42 Thanks http://www.eu-etics.org