Technical Glossary
A runtime virtualization technique, providing "containerization" from "images". Modern SW systems rely more and more on lightweight virtualization using docker and similar techniques. See https://www.docker.com/ .
This is one of the key technologies for ICS.
The DPO prepares and follows-up the execution of the departmental budget, plans and monitor activities with a transversal perspective allowing the department to proactively adjusts its priorities, strategies and actions.
The DSO is appointed by the Safety Office to fulfill obligations in matters of safety at the department level.
The DSS is responsible for safeguarding the experimental equipment. As such, it acts to prevent damage to the experimental equipment when a serious fault situation (e.g. too high temperature, water leak in a counting room) is detected, inside or outside of the detector.
ICS is responsible for development and maintenance of the DSS application
The DTO provides information and assistance to the members of personnel of the department on administrative procedures concerning internal and external trainings.
All sector heads are meeting frequently with the Director General to discuss CERN-level issues.
CERNs central database system to manage documents and their lifecycle (Draft, Under Approval, ... etc). All LHC erasystems are (supposed to be) documented there.
Used as a generic service by the group to store documents which are not updated very often and used for versioning.
File which contains information of a specific type of Ethernet-IP device and its configuration (copied from Dictionary, Abbreviations, Acronyms and Shortcuts)
Project in collaboration with the BE-GM and BE-CEM groups to provide an automatic alignment system for magnets in the HL-LHC.
ICS is developing part of the FRAS system
The GAO provides an administrative support to the group, dealing with the arrivals/departures, attending the Section Leaders Meeting and filling the role of an executive assistant to the group leader.
Wincc OA specific