Dear All, My apologies all for not circulating this earlier. Also below is teams location for those not in college. Those in the team will have received this already, but I do know that the teams channel and this list membership can sometimes drift and this is the definitive list. I will try to put them back in sync tomorrow morning. For those in college, I have booked Blackett 532. We have a lot to discuss tomorrow so we will need to remain focussed. These items are: - Update from RCS - slides provided Andy Richards - Other Updates from ICT - Okan? - Cyber Security status and plans - slides to be provided by Tom Willson - FAIR Data - 3 RCS-TAG questions (see end of mail). Please have a look and a think answers. - Software Licenses (general - especially Liz and may be Okan) - Physics RSEs - AoB Best, david Teams location: ================== Join the meeting now <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTFjNmNjYTctYjY1MS00YmRmLTkxMDYtOGU3NDgxOWJhYjI4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222b897507-ee8c-4575-830b-4f8267c3d307%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22691798b3-775b-4b69-aab3-fc4e362368e9%22%7d> Meeting ID: 371 614 154 727 Passcode: XJ6TB35U TCS-TAG questions: =================== There are 3 question areas we now need to make decisions on in order to progress HX3. 1. Hardware: As an AI focussed platform, assumption that this is predominantly GPU based, and Nvidia is the leading choice at this time for the Phase 1 install. But which Nvidia GPU(s) within the limited initial £3M budget. Note, this system will be installed along side HX2 in a new data centre and the core, underpinning, data centre costs and support for cooling is covered separately. 2. Software: The ask from Department of Computing and across the AI community is for a platform that is more ‘interactive’. We have experimented for IX-Cloud with the LICO software from Lenovo. Other options include developing an OpenStack based approach or adoption of solutions such as Run.AI. Or others? If there is experience of knowledge of other approaches at other institutes, we would appreciate your input and to whom we engage over the coming months to make a decision. 3. User Operating Model: To ensure the new HEX-AI platform meets its goals of supporting researchers and teaching across the university around AI we need to discuss and agree on what we actually mean by this. For whom is the platform targeted? As RCS is predominantly research focussed only in its support model at present we need to develop and agree an operating model that includes support staff across the university. We need this approach to a joined up operating model to ensure best practice and existing knowledge from within departments, especially around teaching, is brought together. A virtual team approach is needed to complement core underpinning activities in ICT.