A Contractual Approach to Manage Security Risks When Outsourcing

Dr Sam De Silva, Partner, Manches LLP Thursday 7th March 2013 – 7:30pm Oxford e-Research Centre, 6 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3QG Many businesses consider outsourcing because of cost savings, improved quality of the outsourced services and the opportunity to focus on its core competencies. One challenge in outsourcing which needs to be considered is… Read more »

[Event Summary] Visit to European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

The visit to ECMWF was scheduled to start with a short introduction about ECMWF, the Computer infrastructure used at ECMWF and a guided tour to the computer hall where all the supercomputers used by ECMWF reside. Manfred Kloeppel started by introducing ECMWF as an independent intergovernmental organisation currently consisting of 37 Member and Co-Operating states.… Read more »

IT Challenges from Mars

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) Dr Helen Walker, Satellite Operations Group, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Thursday 24th January 2012 – 7:30pm Oxford e-Research Centre, 6 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3QG   Abstract ESA’s Mars Express satellite was launched in 2003, and has been in orbit around Mars for almost 10 years. There are seven instruments… Read more »

Visit to European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Thursday, February 14, 2013 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by 34 States. It provides weather services with medium-range forecasts of global weather (up to 15 days ahead), monthly forecasts, and seasonal forecasts. ECMWF’s computer… Read more »