AUDIENCE: AAI IMPLEMENTORS AND OPERATORS
Organisations providing complete AAI solutions should focus on optimising the setup time for research collaborations. This includes easy to follow documentation, quick-start guides, responsive support and clear information on pricing and/or eligibility.
AUDIENCE: RESEARCH COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
Research Collaborations should prioritise establishing an AARC Compliant AAI as an early cornerstone of their infrastructure. As the pressure for researchers to become active increases it will be increasingly tempting to adopt sub-optimal AAI mechanisms that will ultimately impact research productivity. Early investment in a common, AARC-compliant AAI significantly reduces long-term costs, operational complexity, and disruption, compared to retrofitting identity solutions once communities are already established.
AUDIENCE: FUNDING AGENCIES
Funding agencies should not only fund shared AAI solutions and hosted services but also require early involvement of AAI operators in grant proposals, ensuring best practices are followed and avoiding delays or suboptimal implementations due to late or unfunded AAI integration.