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Shaping the future of the Janet Network

This event took place on 21 January 2019

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Monday 21 January 2019

10:00-16:00

Venue:
University of Edinburgh
South Hall Complex
Pollock Halls Estate
18 Holyrood Park Road
Edinburgh
EH16 5AY
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About

This event will give you a chance to understand what the new access programme will offer and to discuss technical innovations and services you will need to support your organisation in the future.

It's an opportunity to meet face-to-face to shape the future of the Janet Network.

Share your experiences

We are keen to make these workshops a platform for members to share their experiences - good and bad. If you have been involved in a recent project that you are willing to talk about informally for approximately 20 minutes, please sign up on the registration page.

You might want to share 'war stories', or talk about an infrastructure project, campus redevelopment, procurement or new technology initiative - anything you think other members would benefit from or be interested in.

Programme

Monday 21 January 2019

  1. 10:00

    Refreshments

  2. 10:30

    Welcome and introduction

    We start with an introduction from Jeremy Sharp, our Janet infrastructure director, about why we have kickstarted this programme of conferences and workshops.

    • Jeremy Sharp
      Jeremy Sharp

      Janet chief technology officer, Jisc

  3. 10:45

    The Janet architecture and new Janet access infrastructure

    We discuss details of the new design architecture.

    • James Blessing
      James Blessing

      Deputy director of network architecture, Jisc

    • Rob Evans
      Rob Evans

      Chief network architect, Jisc

  4. 11:15

    Building the Janet access infrastructure

    How we are proposing to build the Janet access infrastructure, and how it will transition to the new architecture.

    • Neil Shewry
      Neil Shewry

      Head of network delivery, Jisc

  5. 12:00

    Lunch

  6. 13:00

    Member experiences

    A look at design approaches and lessons from campus redesign projects.

    Speakers include:

    90 days to start again – doing infrastructure refresh

    Kristoffer Getchell, chief information officer, Fife College

    How many network lines does a sports centre need?

    Bruce Roger, head of infrastructure, University of Strathclyde

    Networking developments at the advanced computing facility, University of Edinburgh

    Kieran Leach, senior high performance computing systems developer, EPCC

  7. 14:00

    Future services on Janet?

    Design implications and what service innovations they might offer in light of the new architecture.

    • James Blessing
      James Blessing

      Deputy director of network architecture, Jisc

    • Tim Chown
      Tim Chown

      Network development manager, Jisc

    • Rob Evans
      Rob Evans

      Chief network architect, Jisc

  8. 14:45

    Open discussion: utilisation of Janet

    An open discussion facilitated by the team.

  9. 15:15

    Closing comments

    We wrap up the event with a final comment from Jeremy Sharp.

    • Jeremy Sharp
      Jeremy Sharp

      Janet chief technology officer, Jisc

  10. 15:30

    Coffee and close

Who should attend

This event will be of interest to:

  • Network managers
  • Technical network staff
  • IT operations managers
  • Senior network engineers

Your organisation must be directly connected to the Janet Network to be eligible to attend.

Please note that this event is not for commercial organisations. Any commercial representatives registering as delegates will have their registration cancelled.

Upcoming events

If you cannot make our Edinburgh event, other dates in our Tech 2 Tech series include:

  • Tech 2 Tech in London – 13 February 2019
  • Tech 2 Tech in northern England - Manchester, 2 July 2019
  • Tech 2 Tech in Northern Ireland - Belfast, 22 October 2019

Resources

Introduction and background

Jeremy Sharp, Janet infrastructure director, Jisc.

The new Janet access infrastructure

Rob Evans, chief network architect, Jisc.

Building the Janet access infrastructure

Neil Shewry, head of infrastructure delivery, Jisc.

Future services on Janet

Tim Chown, network development manager and Rob Evans, chief network architect, both Jisc.

Contact

For more information, contact Lesley Ford, product manager - connectivity (lesley.ford@jisc.ac.uk).

Sponsors

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