The Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI) project is a Commonwealth Government funded project based at the University of Queensland (UQ). RDSI has received $50m under the Super Science initiative and aims to transform the storage of research data throughout Australian Universities and Research Institutions. This will be achieved through selecting, and funding the storage for, significant research data collections at a small number of highly scalable storage nodes across the country.
These nodes will be interconnected by a high speed network which will facilitate the replication and movement of data between nodes. To achieve this network connectivity the RDSI project will work closely with the National Research Network (NRN) project. RDSI will be issuing its first call for Node Proposals in July.
This presentation will discuss the required characteristics of both the storage nodes and the high speed network to be developed.
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Nick Tate's Biography
Dr Nick Tate is Director of the Australian Government's Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI) project which is based at the University of Queensland (UQ). RDSI is a $50m project funded under the Super Science initiative which aims to transform the storage of research data throughout Australian Universities and Research Institutions.Prior to this role, he was Associate Director of the Australian Research Collaboration Service (ARCS) which developed and deployed cloud computing and cloud storage services for researchers across Australia. In this role, he was based at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
He was previously both IT Director at UQ and the Director of AusCERT. He is also a Director of Higher Ed Systems Pty Ltd, National Treasurer of the Australian Computer Society (ACS), Chair of the eResearch Australasia conference and was Chair of the World Computer Congress in 2010. He is currently Chair of the ICT Industry Workgroup representing the ICT industry to the Queensland Government.
Prior to UQ, Nick worked on the development of anti-missile missile systems for Royal Navy Warships, before spending twenty years working for investment banks, eighteen years in London and then two years with Macquarie Bank in Sydney. He was Head of IT for the United Bank of Kuwait in London during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the first Gulf war when there was a run on the bank and many strange requests from Baghdad!
Nick holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, a Master's degree in Computer Science and a PhD in IT security. He is also a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered IT Professional, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Fellow of the ACS. |
