1. SURFconext, Showcasing a New
Collaboration Paradigm
Paul van Dijk, Product Manager SURFnet
Paul van Dijk Product Manager SURFnet
2. Higher Education & Research in NL
- Hybrid end-to-end Network
- AuthN Federation (N=160)
- Provide access to the best possible
Online Collaboration Solutions
4. Needs Barriers
Ways to deal with Doubt,
cloud solutions temporisation, loss
of control
Guidance in choices Abundance of
available tools
Best practices Confidentiality,
Security, portability
Basic integration Tools, concepts
methods available?
Solution(s)
Cloud seminars, whitepapers and reference implementations
Overview of tools (by category/audience)
Basic Infra
9. OpenSocial Portal & Gadgets
- Use of Web Standards (HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML)
- Standard specification by OpenSocial Foundation
- Aim: integration of multi vendor apps in one portal
15. Info
www.surfconext.nl
www.wiki.surfnetlabs.nl
Opensocial for the Enterprise
www.opensocial.org
SURFconext components
www.openconext.org
Apache Rave Incubator (portal)
incubator.apache.org/rave/
paul.vandijk@surfnet.nl User: paulcwvandijk
Hinweis der Redaktion
Katalyze the use of cool new (hopefully relevant) new stuffThe changing demand of users. Not necessarily high-end demands “tweet: teacher: files will be shared via blackboard? Student:Why not dropbox”Facilitate an online collaboration environment that is a perfect fit for every user. That is open to inter institutional and international collaboration -> guest usage no problem (open ID providers, International Federations)SPRINGboardMultidisciplinary, Inter-institutional No barriers, be flexibleUse Open StandardsWrite Once Use Anywhere
Velcro..General purpose web integration technology by using GadgetsOpen 'Social Data' API for exchanging information on people, groups, activities, et ceteraLightweight, '2.0' compliant and 'easy'Open standard, browser based componentsVendor neutral & platform independentLarge user community -> wide spread adoptionUptake moving from Social Networks to R&E and Enterprise
Where SAKAI is such a perfect fit (SAKAI 2 3 Is even better)CORTO Service and identity provider bridge developed by WAYFdk and SURFnet.JANUS metadata registrary administration module built on top of SimpleSAML php
Beteugelen risico’s(Service) License models are currently inadequateGood business models required for vendorsCollaboration applications require attributes — who is going to provide for them?International focus is paramount for wide adoptionEngage early adopters, both at institutions, vendors, VOs and end users
