We had a interesting meeting with the network and IT staff yesterday and they were asking questions we didn't have answers to concerning bandwidth issues, why is it "free" software, why have open access to everybody, etc.. to name a few. They were concerned more about users outside the University connecting to our Venueserver and using the campus' bandwidth than anything else. We have been trying to get them to open access to external bridge servers, but once they hear that anybody can connect and use our bandwidth, red flags come up and we're refused.
At the end of the meeting, I threw out the idea of having other Universities network or IT staff talk to ours so they could get a better understanding of using and managing AG on campus. Large Universities and National Labs have already dealt with these issues, so I'm certain they can explain it better than we can. I would like to get thoughts and ideas from other AG managers and users of the best way to proceed. If possible I'd like to schedule an AG meeting with our staff so they can actually see what the AG experience is like and get the answers they want. -- Jeremy Mann jer...@biochem.uthscsa.edu University of Texas Health Science Center Bioinformatics Core Facility http://www.bioinformatics.uthscsa.edu Phone: (210) 567-2672
