Janet Update RSC Eastern Technical Forum Paul Wakefield

Janet Update RSC Eastern Technical Forum Paul Wakefield, 5 th February 2014

Agenda • Introductions • Eastern Procurement project • BIS funded upgrade/additional connection programme • General Janet developments • Questions/discussion

Eastern Procurement

Eastern Procurement • Timescales Operational Requirement available 28 th February 2014 Final date for clarifications 4 th April 2014 Closing date for tenders 11 th April 2014 Selection of preferred supplier 16 th May 2014 Contract in place by 27 th June 2014 Delivery of new network 30 th June 2014 to 31 st January 2015 Migration of services from East. ERN to new network (3 months) 1 st February 2015 to 30 th April 2015 Migration contingency (1 month) 1 st May 2015 to 30 th May 2015 Current East. ERN contract end 31 st May 2015 • What are we looking to achieve? – What you tell us – As much as we can within budget!

Consultation to date • Currently speaking to all HEIs in the region • Survey submitted to tertiary sector • Consultation today • Preliminary results: – Additional capacity – Resilience – (increased student numbers, BYOD, uptake of “cloud services”)

Proposed Infrastructure

BIS Project Funding

Second Network Connection Offer • Funding from BIS • Not applicable to VIth Form or Specialist Colleges (funded by Df. E), just GFE • Covers: – installation (circuit & equipment) – first year’s annual rental • Organisation liable for future annual charges • All College Principals have received a letter from Martyn Harrow in January. • Register your interest by emailing Neil Shewry (neil. shewry@ja. net)

General Janet Developments

Janet 6 • 92 fibre routes § 6, 000 km • 80 Po. Ps § 35 new § 45 existing • 146 racks • Ciena 6500 platform § 91 chassis § 5, 000+ individual parts • 382 power feeds • 27 km of construction

Introduction: External BBC Peers VM Google Akamai Microsoft Limelight Init 7 Global Transit Teliasonera Global Transit Ti. NET Google Akamai Netrino. UK London 1 BTnet aql Janet 3 G Bogons In. Technology RM Education Getronics Logicalis UK Pipex INUK VT Group Virgin Radio LINX multicast LINX >300 peers London 2 NHS Gamma Amazon BBC Getronics Limelight TMnet Pathe News Redstone Datahop GÉANT Capacity: 709 Gbit/s 100 Gbit/s 1 Gbit/s IXManchester Edge-IX MCIX Gamma Manc’r Akamai NHS Exa Net Synetrix Google In. Technology Global Transit Level 3

Janet Services • • • Connecting Advice Security Communicating Infrastructure Research Training Framework Agreements Cloud Services

Business and Community Engagement £ Sta te Aid JANET £ Acceptable Use Policy Eligibility Policy

Communicating: SMS - Janet txt • A service which facilitates the sending and receiving of SMS text messages to and from relevant groups and individuals at a competitive price • Pay per text only service for any Janet community organisations. • Web based service • No annual licence fee

Frameworks: Telephony Purchasing Service What are we delivering? • One stop shop telephony purchasing framework • Customers can purchase anything telephony related • • • On site telephony equipment Hosted Services SIP Trunks and ISDN Mobiles etc…. . • The more services purchased the greater the savings - up to 50% or £ 75 -£ 100 k per year • Reduce procurement time by up to 2 months as Janet stepped through OJEU processes – mini competition • All suppliers will have to meet various financial and technical requirements

Janet Services • • • Connecting Advice Security Communicating Infrastructure Research Training Framework Agreements Cloud Services • Help research and education institutions move to cloud and data centre services through guidance, collaborative purchasing power, and due diligence • Cloud and Data Centre Framework • Cloud Services for Education Agreements

Subscription content • Agreement for Microsoft Office 365 (available) and Google Apps (coming soon) • Due diligence on the contractual documents to save time and money (£ 10 -20 k on Office 365 according to one institution) • url: https: //www. ja. net/productsservices/janet-cloudservices/cloud-serviceseducation-agreements

AWS • Why? – Researchers already using it – Access via credit card uncontrolled and risky – No opportunity for volume discounts • What? – Access portal from Arcus Global for provisioning giving: • Monthly itemised billing £ or $ • Aggregated usage reports to trigger discounts • Better Ts and Cs and (we hope) prices • Where? – Pilot starts with Cambridge and Newcastle end Jan 2014

Arkivum • Why? • RDM and archive is a critical requirement • HEFCE keen to see a solution • What? • “Data Archive to Tape” as a service. • Arkivum service is a spin off from Southampton • Long term data storage • Guaranteeing 100% integrity • Where? • Framework in place so available for sale now

Sync and Share • Why? • Folk already using Dropbox which isn’t suitable • Dropbox not responding to overtures re national agreement • Others e. g. Box already have agreements with Surf et al • What? • DPS in preparation with four lots: –Basic sync and share –EEA data protection compliance –Encryption with user controlled keys –Access management integration via Shibboleth • Where? • DPS with Procurement for final review and release • Box and other suppliers ready to bid

Public Access Solution Design

Questions? Janet, Lumen House Library Avenue, Harwell Oxford Didcot, Oxfordshire t: +44 (0) 1235 822200 f: +44 (0) 1235 822399 e: Service@ja. net