Report for August 2018

 MVM302: Compute and High Performance Compute Strategy - RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Barry Horne

Achievements this period

• Started drafting the strategy document.

Issues

• Having issues around getting a mailing list.
• Getting enough time to proceed with project is proving challenging with current work load.

Next Steps

• Distribute questionnaire
• Create and circulate draft strategy document.
• Create generic case studies based on results of questionnaire.

MVM305: Flexible Server hosting  - RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Barry Horne

Achievements this period

• No achievements this month

Issues

• Difficulty making time to continue this project due to other on going work.

Next Steps

• PM to engage with potential project stakeholders and circulate draft project brief.

• PM to arrange initial stakeholder meeting, with view to sign-off project brief and initiate project.

MVM306: Network IT improvements - RAG Status: AMBER

Report by Jens Brincker

Achievements this period

• The closure report and recommendation report have been created

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Closure report and recommendation report to be reviewed and approved by the project team
• The aim is to complete and close the project in September 2018

MVM308: Research computing induction - RAG Status: SUSPENDED

Report by Anthony Davie

Achievements this period

• None, project is currently suspended

Next Steps

• Project to be unsuspended in September with a PM from Project Services.

MVM314: SEBI - Data Collection and Modelling - RAG Status: SUSPENDED

Report by Colin Watt

Achievements this period

• None, project is currently suspended

Next Steps

• Status to be reviewed in September

MVM315: REACH - RAG Status: RED

Report by Jamie Thin

Achievements this period

• Source of Composer dependency problem  identified as PHP version, and steps have been taken to resolve this issue in DEV and TEST by IS LTW
• IS Apps S/W dev team  have completed backend integration testing 
• IS LTW available to promote the Drupal and php upgrade to LIVE on Wed 12th Sept - pending Special CAB approval

Issues

• Special CAB may not approve the deploy to LIVE during the change freeze, in which case deployment will need to be re-scheduled w/c 1st Oct

Next Steps

• IS LTW WGI complete PHP upgrade in  LIVE and apply the Drupal security patch
• IS LTW WGI team document solution for Drupal core updates and  handover to business user in AUKCAR
• Close project