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Sy Holsinger
Strategy and Policy Officer

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New Scientific Discipline Classification for EGI – Open for Comments
A proposal for a new classification of scientific disciplines for EGI is now available for comments until 30 April 2013. The proposed classificationis an output of a dedicated virtual team that investigated the current usage of scientific disciplines in ... 		Apr 5, 2013
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Adding Pay-for-Use Models within EGI
Recently, a thought experiment was presented to and endorsed by the EGI Council on how pay-for-use models for EGI resources could be implemented where users are billed for the usage of resources. 		Dec 3, 2012
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EGI Sustainability – Clearer Skies
Over the last year, there have been numerous discussions, meetings, articles and reports trying to address the complex issue of EGI sustainability. The latest installment of this multi-facet activity, took place in a full-day workshop “Sustaining ... 		Apr 4, 2012
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Exploring Business Models to Sustain EGI
Key components of a business model and how it could directly apply to EGI's long-term sustainability strategy. 		Sep 27, 2011
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EGI in a Virtual World
Why virtualisation? Simple, in order to meet the demand of new user communities with diverse requirements, EGI needs to improve the flexibility and efficiency of the infrastructure and empower virtual research communities with direct control on the ... 		Jul 4, 2011
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Driving EGI policy
What drives policy? Who defines it? What does it even mean? 		May 2, 2011
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No such thing as a free lunch - Sustainability Costs!
The bottom line is that coordinating and maintaining a quality infrastructure costs time and money. 		Apr 12, 2011
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'Clouds' - Hot air to reality!
Time to act. As the economic crisis forces Europe to take a hard look at expenditures, recurring themes tend to arise around aspects such as streamlining staffing costs, evaluating green energy, and achieving economies of scale. Over the last few years ... 		Mar 1, 2011