S2 · Shared, scalable platforms
strategy · Pillar: machine · Status: staged
Prioritize shared, scalable platform capabilities serving communities of researchers over bespoke, project-specific builds that create fragility, hidden technical debt, or inequitable access.
In brief: Building broad, sustainable capability serves more researchers fairly and avoids fragile, one-off builds.
Full name: Platform-Based Scalability over Project-Specific Customization. The choice: we prioritize this over one-off, project-specific builds.
Drives goals: G02 · Equitable and Predictable Access to Shared Capabilities · G04 · Scalable Research Enablement and Institutional Value
Enables: M01 · CTP Mission
Priority actions for the coming cycle:
- Publish platform access and prioritization policies
- Utilization dashboards for most platforms
- Platform KPIs and a pilot cost-recovery model
- Regular community training