SURFconext / OpenConext - De Cloudservice Integrator voor Hoger Onderwijs en Onderzoek

SURFconext / OpenConext

Frans WardSURFnet Advanced Services

De Cloudservice Integrator voor Hoger Onderwijs en Onderzoek

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About me...

Nederland ICT - ‘De kansen van Marketplaces en Appstores’ - 4 September 2013, Woerden, Netherlands

Hello, my name is Frans Ward


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About me...


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...I work at

SURFnet


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About me...


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nl.linkedin.com/in/fransward/

...I work at

SURFnet


http://nl.linkedin.com/in/fransward/

http://nl.linkedin.com/in/fransward/

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MediaMosa


http://mediamosa.org


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• Development and exploitation of - the Dutch National Network for

Higher Education and Research - innovative ICT platforms & services- Over 14,000 km dark fiber

• By and for the Dutch Higher Education and Research community- 180+ connected organizations,

serving 1 million users- Not for profit, 86 employees- In business since 1988

25th Anniversary!

About SURFnet...



Nederland ICT - ‘De kansen van Marketplaces en Appstores’ - 4 September 2013, Woerden, Netherlands 6

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Dutch Academic and Research Landscape• 14 Research Universities (250k students)• 42 Universities of applied sciences (425k students)• 8 University hospitals and tertiary medical teaching

hospitals (STZs)• Research institutes and comparable institutions

(NWO, KNAW, TNO, Novay)• Company R&D departments• National Library of the Netherlands• Other institutions financed by the Dutch Ministry of

Education, Culture and Science

180+ connected organizations, serving 1 million users {





Under the SURF umbrella...

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All ICT activities for Higher Education and Research in the Netherlands are brought under one umbrella

Shared Professional and Educational Services

Scientific Computing & Storage

Commercial ICT Products & Services

National Research & Education Network

ICT & Education policy making



What SURF can do

• National Research and Education Network. Ensures that researchers, instructors, and students can work together simply and effectively with the aid of ICT.

• Aims to provide the higher education and research sector with quality ICT products and services on highly favorable conditions, for an attractive price.

• Provides an organisational setting for SURF innovation projects that now operate independently by combining expertise, contacts, and resources.

• High performance computing and visualization for research.

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Channel to Market

SURFmarket: two business channels for its services:

1) B2B: aimed at educational institutions - SURFmarket.nl

2) B2C: aimed at students, researchers and staff - SURFspot.nl

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B2B & B2C

CloudService Providers

Billing & metering



On topic now...

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B2B & B2C



It started with a vision...

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SURFnet. We make innovation work1 SURFconext @ 5th TF-Media WorkshopPorto, October 26, 2011 - SURFnet. We make innovation work

How to connect users and teams

CHALLENGES


SURFnet. We make innovation work1 SURFconext @ 5th TF-Media WorkshopPorto, October 26, 2011 - SURFnet. We make innovation work

How to connect users and teams

CHALLENGES

from different organizations?Wednesday, September 4, 13

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Community Development Projects

SURFconext @ 5th TF-Media WorkshopPorto, October 26, 2011 - SURFnet. We make innovation work

How to connect Services

CHALLENGES



Community Development Projects

SURFconext @ 5th TF-Media WorkshopPorto, October 26, 2011 - SURFnet. We make innovation work

How to connect Services

CHALLENGES

from different Service Providers?Wednesday, September 4, 13


CHALLENGES

Increase of available online tools

Tools evolve quickly

Users become more demanding

THE MARKET PERSPECTIVE



From Users to Choosers

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The challenge of Consumer Choice

Let users choose between multiple cloud vendors and

cloud services.

The multi vendor approach.



Multi Vendor Approach. Not...

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...But

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Cloud Service brokerage

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"A cloud services brokerage is a business model in which a company or other entity adds value to one or more (generally public or hybrid, but possibly private) cloud services on behalf of one or more consumers of those services." Gartner



Cloud Service brokerage

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Provide added value by means of an

infrastructure, which interconnects cloud services and users

"A cloud services brokerage is a business model in which a company or other entity adds value to one or more (generally public or hybrid, but possibly private) cloud services on behalf of one or more consumers of those services." Gartner



Cloud Service Broker: an ‘Aggregator’ role

Authen'ca'onSURFconext

SAML

Authoriza'onCloud Asset Management

Billing Provisioning / De-‐provisioning

Catalogue management

Monitoring Repor'ng

Cloud Service Broker

University Students

Shop

CloudService 3

CloudService 4

ContentCloudService 1

CloudService 2

End-‐user self service portalIT as a service

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The Solution....

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SURFconext: fundaments

1. Federation (SAML2)

2. SURFteams (grouper)

3. OpenSocial

4. Collaboration tools

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Use open and international standards





SURFconext as an aggregator

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Under the hood



An impression: WAYF



An impression: My Conext

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dashboard.surfconext.nl(IdP)

profile.surfconext.nl(Developer)

showroom.surfconext.nl(User)



Selection of identity providers (IdP’s) 225:137p+88t

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Selection of Service Providers (SP’s) 510: 297p+213t

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OpenConext

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUpn568NSl0







Collaboration made easy

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www.openconext.org

✓ OpenConext Provides the glue and lubrication middleware to make campus, cloud based services and resources usable for collaboration

✓ OpenConext offers the Identity and Group Infrastructure

✓ OpenConext offers the platform software for large, virtual collaboration-type collaboration to run-you-own

OpenConext allows you to create your own collaboration environment that organizes your (online) applications, services and resources


http://www.openconext.org

http://www.openconext.org


Directions and Q&A

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Thanks

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SURFconext

SURFconext

OpenConext

SURFconext.nlAlgemene informatie SURFconext

overzicht clouddiensten

Get Connexted Wiki - wiki.surfnetlabs.nlTechnische informatie SURFconext

Aansluiten IDP’s en SP’s

Support WikiSupport informatie voor eindgebruikers

Hoe werkt SSO & teams etc.

SURFmarket.nlOverzicht clouddiensten

aansluiten clouddiensten (contract en licenties)

SURFnet.nlSURFconext dienst en innovatie beschrijving

Blog.surfnet.nlInnovatie blog SURFconext


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