Peter Gale
ANZ subjective click on a particular button , but we can reproduce the results from the data ,” explains Gale . “ Or , if new data becomes available , we can provide the exact same computational environment to that data set . Provisioner facilitates that ”
Gale says another reason this capability is important is because it allows UTS researchers to use a variety of technology tools to access the same data . “ Our immersive Data Arena , which is a purpose-built physical space allowing the 360-degree visualisation of data , is also used by those same researchers to look at bacteria under a microscope in a highly-visual way ,” he explains .
The intention of Provisioner is to be a framework that supports a multitude of different technologies and use cases . “ We are actively working with other research disciplines so that they can plug directly into Provisioner .”
Leveraging data as an asset can be instructive in a completely different research discipline , and Gale gives an interesting analogy of iceberg obser- 439
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Peter Gale
Peter joined UTS in 1991 . He has over 20 years experience in the Australian Tertiary Education sector leading the delivery of IT technical services at UTS . He has managed IT operations in the Faculty of Information Technology , developed an eResearch computing and support capability , and managed all IT Technical Services for the University . He is currently Deputy CIO , IT Infrastructure and Operations , responsible for the development and delivery of data centre services , cloud services , voice and data networks and eResearch computing and storage platforms .
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