Big Data Sandbox Options for a Sustainable Future

Recommendation

The sprint participants recommend option 1 as the short to medium-term solution, with the possibility to migrate to options 2, 3 or 4 at a later date if necessary. The key features of option 1 are:

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  Closest option to the current situation, with minimal changes to bring the sandbox on to a sustainable footing
  
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  Development/testing/training environment only, with no processing or storage of statistically confidential data
  
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  Continuation of the existing sandbox infrastructure with the same level of performance/support and upgrade cycle
  
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  Estimated costs of €90,000 to €115,000 per year to be met through annual subscriptions of around €10,000 per participating organisation, assuming a minimum of 10 participants
  
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  Governance managed through a Steering and Advisory Board comprising subscribing organisations