I realize that my previous e-mail was not received by the list so I
summarize:
1. OSGeo-Live is already cloud-ready on Synnefo stack
http://www.synnefo.org/
So basically we could deploy synnefo + geneti on OSGeo infrastructure
and have a Free Software solution.
Alternatively we could deploy an OpenStack instance.
https://www.openstack.org/software/
We should ask SAC if the above options are feasible.
2. In case we want to deploy OSGeo-Live on AWS, it seems straightforward:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/VMImportPrerequisites.html
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/vm-import/
Any other options in mind?
Best,
Angelos
On 10/18/2015 01:32 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
Bringing a few different email threads back to one, and answering
Suchith's "next steps" question:
On 16/10/2015 12:43 am, Suchith Anand wrote:
Cameron - from your experiences with OSGeo live community, what do
you think is the best way now forward ? Can you please summarise all
discussions so far and reply to the public lists.Thanks.
Suchith
If we are to be successful at setting up an OSGeo-Live sustainable
cloud service, I suggest we consider:
1. Would a cloud service be used? By who?
I'd suggest that people who want a cloud service speak up, say how you
would use an OSGeo-Live cloud service. We are looking here to
determine if there is a sustaining community who will step up to keep
the project maintained with each OSGeo-Live release.
2. What are the steps technically required to set up the cloud
service? Hopefully someone will step up to do the research on what is
required, and will set up a Proof-of-Concept.
3. What will hosting a cloud service cost? Would it be a
pay-as-you-use model? Would we be asking the OSGeo Foundation to
sponsor? Would we be asking workshop providers to pay for the service?
I suspect that we could ask the OSGeo Foundation for base funding to
prove a Proof of Concept (by paying for a cloud service for 1 year or
so), but ask workshop providers and other users to pay for the service
in moving forward.
This is something that can be decided once costs are understood.
4. But the bottom line is that the best chance of success will occur
if someone stands up and champions its development. Do we have
someone interested to do the hard work of making it happen? (Speak up
if interested). It certainly would be a valuable contribution to the
OSGeo community.
Warm regards, Cameron
On 14/10/2015 7:59 pm, Peter Baumann wrote:
> 1.Do you think it is important to have a cloud service that runs
the OSGeo-Live VM
not necessarily a cloud, as the whole OSGeo Live is not prepared.
But definitely hosting it on a VM (for easy cloning + move) is an
asset - any
demo just needs to show a URL then.
>
> 2.What are the steps that we need to take to make this possible
find a caretaker with a machine.
Jacobs University can do that, for example, in tight collaboration
with Angelos
on technical level.
-Peter
On 15/10/2015 2:53 am, Giuseppe Amatulli wrote:
Hi,
under the http://www.spatial-ecology.net/ initiative we use the the
OSGeo-Llive for courses and intensive training in Geo Computation.
In this line we have been used also Amazon Web Service to teach
remote connection and scripting routines in the cloud. For this I was
customize a Ubuntu Instance very similar to the OSGeo-Llive.
Nonetheless, would be grate to have the OSGeo-Llive directly hosted
in AWS to allow teach but also to provide to the course participants
something that they can use after the course.
The AWS Educate <https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/>
provide grants for education so maybe an official cooperation
OSGeo&AWS can be a solution to host for free a OSGeo-Llive Instance
Best Regards
Giuseppe
On 10/13/2015 05:57 PM, Suchith Anand wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>
>Myself, Maria and Peter are now at ESA event and had a chance to
catch up on ideas for future to expand education globally.
>
>
>I also remembered that few months back, we had an initial
discussion on the importance of having a cloud service that runs
the OSGeo-Live VM to help running workshops at conferences, training
events etc. Venka made this idea in one of the Geo4All AB
discussions on workshops at FOSS4G Bonn that i copy below
>
>
>"Instead of buying 80-100 computers, it could be a worth
considering to pay for a cloud service that runs the OSGeo-Live VM.
Maybe one of our sponsoring companies could be approached to deploy
such OSGeo Software as a Service solution.Such service could be made
available to any event/institution wishing to run their own
workshops anywhere place on earth with a good internet connection
and thin client. For subsequent events or users could be charged to
cover cost of cloud hosting and paying for some developers to
maintain the system.If the experiment is successful, we can think of
replicating it in our globally through our local chapters."
>
>
>Me, Maria and Peter in our discussions today, thought it is good
time to start doing something about this and have this for scaling
up our education and training needs globally. So it will be good to
get ideas from key people, so i request you all to give your
thoughts/ideas.
>
>
>1.Do you think it is important to have a cloud service that runs
the OSGeo-Live VM.
>
>2.What are the steps that we need to take to make this possible
>
>Looking forward to your inputs.
>
>Suchith
>
>
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