The Fabric (FA) group procures, manages and operates the layer providing IT equipment for the CERN experiments and users community, the Data Centres and associated Computing Facilities, as well as the site-wide IT managed conference rooms.

Hardware Commissioning and Tools (IT-FA-HCT)

Section Leader: Jarek Polok

Lifecycle management of the computing equipment for the Data Centres and associated Computing Facilities. Development and support of the associated software applications and the integration with existing facilities monitoring systems.

Hardware Procurement and Support (IT-FA-HPS)

Section Leader: Eric Bonfillou

Procurement and support of enterprise computing equipment for the Data Centres and associated Computing Facilities. Site wide procurement of AV and desktop computing equipment.

Infrastructure and Operations (IT-FA-IO)

Section Leader: Olof Bärring

Operations and support of the Data Centres and associated Computing Facilities, site-wide IT managed conference rooms and printing infrastructure. Coordinate and evolve the role of the IT infrastructure within the CERN technical infrastructure and Control Centre Operators.