Apply for Azure credits for Safe Haven

[martintoreilly]

Apply for Azure credits for Safe Haven

[ots22]

Reply from Tomas is that this is right, but that we should check with Kelly.

[martintoreilly]

Reply from Tomas is that this is right, but that we should check with Kelly.

Great. Can I leave that with you?

[martintoreilly]

Submitted Wed 07 Nov 2019. This should be considered at the Research Computing Working Group meeting on Tue 12 Nov.

QUiPP Safe Haven Azure Credit request.pdf

[ots22]

@martintoreilly - do we know yet whether ASG will cover the safe haven (or some of it)?

Following up a request from Jim.

Jim also asked:

Would it be acceptable to allocate a smaller, initial amount and ask for further requests later on?

And I replied:

Yes, certainly - pro-rating from now until the end of the FY gives £21000, and we could submit a new request after this which we expect could reflect quite a big saving from the new safe haven configuration available then.

[martintoreilly]

As I understand it, bids from ASG funded projects for Azure credits should be accounted for against the ASG credit pot, but are otherwise allocated by the RCWG as normal. Feel free to double check with Tomas.

[ots22]

We have £21000 worth of credits allocated until the end of March. New issue #52 to discuss how to use them.