Archive for November, 2017

Research Councils UK Cloud Workshop

November 28th, 2017

The RCUK Cloud Working Group are hosting their 3rd free annual workshop in January 2018 and I’ll be attending.  At the time of writing, there are still places left and you can sign up at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-councils-uk-cloud-workshop-tickets-39439492584  

From the event advertisement:

This workshop will focus on key areas to address in order for the potential of cloud computing for research to be fully realised:

  • Tackling technical challenges around the use of cloud: for example, porting legacy workloads, scenarios for hybrid cloud, moving large data volumes, use of object storage vs. POSIX file systems.
  • Cloud as enabler for new and novel applications: e.g. use of public cloud toolkits and services around Machine Learning, AI, use of FPGAs and GPU based systems, applications related to Internet of Things and Edge Computing
  • Perspectives from European and international collaborations and research programmes
  • Policy, legal, regulatory and ethical issues, models for funding – case studies for managing sensitive or personal data in the cloud
  • Addressing the skills gap: how to educate researchers in how to best take advantage of cloud; DevOps and ResOps

To give a flavour, you can read about last year’s workshop here or look at the programme from last time.

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The Sheffield Research Software Engineering blog

November 17th, 2017

Taps microphone: ‘Is this still on?’

I’ve been blogging on here for over 10 years and this article marks the end of the largest gap in posting that I’ve ever done — almost 6 months!  A couple of people have asked me if I’ve given up on WalkingRandomly and the answer is an emphatic ‘No’….I’ve just been extremely busy elsewhere.

Sheffield Research Software Engineering

The primary use of my time has been working with fellow RSE Fellow, Paul Richmond, to set up and run The University of Sheffield’s Research Software Engineering group.  There’s now 8 of us in total with the promise of more on the horizon.

The group has a blog over at http://rse.shef.ac.uk/blog/ and a twitter feed at https://twitter.com/RSE_Sheffield

WalkingRandomly

I’ve not given up on blogging here and there will be more in the future.

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