Presentation on the work we've done within BeSTGRID as it relates to bioinformatics in NZ, for the 2010 Bioinformatics Symposium https://www.bestgrid.org/NZ-Bioinformatics-Symposium-2010

1. The Impact of BeSTGRID Developing NZ research infrastructure www.bestgrid.org twitter: @bestgrid Nick Jones Director, BeSTGRID Co-Director eResearch, Centre for eResearch University of Auckland [email_address]

2. “ BeSTGRID aims to enhance e-Research capability in New Zealand by providing the skill base to help the various research disciplines engage with new eResearch services” “ BeSTGRID aims to kick start centralised infrastructure with some capital investment at key institutions” BeSTGRID: since 2006

3. KAREN

4. Current Planned Identity provider Virtual Applications Computation Cluster Storage

8. * VDT - OpenScienceGrid * Globus – Argonne * Shibboleth – Internet2 * iRODS – DICE / RENCI * Sakai – Sakai Foundation * OCI - NSF * PRAGMA – UCSD * EVO – CalTech * AccessGrid - Argonne * GenePattern – MIT Broad * caBIG - NIH * UK eScience - JISC * eFramework – JISC Shibboleth – JISC, SWITCH SLCS - Switch Sakai - JISC * Grisu – ARCS * Confluence - Atlassian * NCRIS - DIISR * QFAB - QCIF

10. BeSTGRID: since 2006 “ BeSTGRID could well be New Zealand’s earliest dedicated eResearch infrastructure providers – even predating KAREN. Since 2006, BeSTGRID has been delivering services and tools to support research and research collaboration on shared data sets, and in accessing computational resources. ” KAREN hypen Issue 09 September 2009

13. Compute and storage platforms Shared investment Heterogeneous architectures Scale up science Create new opportunities Grid Middleware Provides simplified & secure access to job queues & data sharing Common across compute and storage platforms Applications and tools Managed, secure, stable, reliable Improve collaboration ‘ Science as a service’ Research communities Deep engagement to map problems onto HPC and Grid Increased throughput, efficient Governance / Priorities Nimble, responsive, focused & fair By member institutions

14. Site admin Site admin Site admin Site admin Site admin Faculty IT Institution IT Technical Working Group Geoscience Leads eResearch Centres eResearch Centres eResearch Centres Bioscience Leads eResearch Centres Steering Committee Project Management Compute and storage platforms Shared investment Heterogeneous architectures Scale up science Create new opportunities Grid Middleware Provides simplified & secure access to job queues & data sharing Common across compute and storage platforms Applications and tools Managed, secure, stable, reliable Improve collaboration ‘ Science as a service’ Research communities Deep engagement to map problems onto HPC and Grid Increased throughput, efficient Governance / Priorities Nimble, responsive, focused & fair By member institutions

18. Any questions..? www.bestgrid.org @bestgrid Nick Jones Director, BeSTGRID Co-Director eResearch, Centre for eResearch University of Auckland [email_address]