Operating the Belle II Collaborative Services and Tools

Abstract

In 2016 the Belle II collaboration reviewed and consolidated their collaborative services and tools. Services and tools were migrated into the existing IT infrastructure at DESY. Missing components were added, workflows adapted, and a membership management system was developed. Since the Belle II collaboration was already alive and working, the collaborative work could not be completely started from scratch. The introduction of new technologies - in particular up-to-date security mechanisms - required users to get used to new systems, workflows, and look-and-feels. In this contribution we review the migration process and thoroughly discussed experiences which we gained while supporting the daily work of the Belle II collaboration.