New Zulip Channel: #infra-ops

[Deirdre Kirmis]

Hello Dataverse Community,

 

A number of conversations within the Dataverse community have touched on the infrastructure and day-to-day operations of running Dataverse repositories. It seems there may be a group of community members who would appreciate a dedicated space to discuss these topics.

 

With that in mind, we've created a new Zulip channel: #infra-ops

 

As with many topics in our community, there will naturally be some overlap with other Zulip channels, and infrastructure-related discussions remain welcome wherever they fit best. The intent of #infra-ops is simply to provide a dedicated home for conversations centered on operating and supporting Dataverse. The goal is to create a place where repository administrators, system administrators, developers, DevOps engineers, and others responsible for operating Dataverse can share knowledge, ask questions, and discuss best practices.

 

Some example topics include:

 

• Storage configuration and management
• Cloud and on-premises architectures
• Backup and disaster recovery
• Operating system, application, and dependency upgrades
• Security and hardening
• Monitoring and observability
• Automation and infrastructure as code
• Performance tuning and scalability
• Globus and other infrastructure integrations
• Operational best practices and lessons learned

 

Whether you're planning a new deployment, troubleshooting infrastructure issues, optimizing an existing installation, or sharing tools and operational experiences, we hope this channel becomes a place where the community can learn from one another.

 

If these topics are relevant to your work, please join us in #infra-ops. We look forward to the discussions and to learning from the experiences of the broader Dataverse community.