Cloud services
Andres Steijaert Activity Leader connect • communicate • collaborate
Behind the cloud is the end-user push Users are choosers
Choose your own devices and services
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Cut the cord, go mobile
Cloud changes the distribution chain connect • communicate • collaborate
Traditional supply chain
Cloud + Fast deli very, Pay-per-us rapid updates, elast icity e – Data ou tside organisatio of your own n, interopera trust and control, bility and data porta bility
Cloud distribution model
Clouds in GÉANT connect • communicate • collaborate
Empower –
NRENs & Research and Education institutions to deliver: – –
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broker cloud services from commercial providers produce own community cloud services
Institutions and users to consume: –
online services they want and need
Facilitate –
the shift from traditional software distribution model to cloud delivery model
Overarching aims of SA7 connect • communicate • collaborate
1 Choice
Facilitate multiple services from different providers Commercial and community providers
2 Openness Ease of Use
Collaboration across organisations and borders;Â interoperability and data portability between services and systems
3 Safe and Secure
User and data protection
Cloud connection elements connect • communicate • collaborate
Conditions of Use
Federated Identity Management
Network Peering
Support to Clouds Topics
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1 Fulvio Galeazzi GARR
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2 Miroslav Ruda CESNET
Branko Radojevic CARNet
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4 Panos Louridas GRNET
Michel Wets SURFnet
6 Louridas & Radojevic GRNET & CARNet
Joint vendor engagement connect • communicate • collaborate
Use the value and size of our combined community to interact with cloud providers and stakeholders
Defined essential conditions of use connect • communicate • collaborate
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Set of requirements which cloud providers are expected to meet –
Intellectual property rights and ownership, legal aspects, security, continuity, confidentiality, communication, billing, technical requirements
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Should be part of all future agreements between providers and NRENs / institutions
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At least once a year, GÉANT will publicly publish a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and invite providers to respond to what extent they are able to meet the requirements
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Results are made available in the GÉANT Cloud Catalogue
Enabling informed procurement connect • communicate • collaborate
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Provide clarity –
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to cloud providers, regarding the requirements from Research and Education community to the Research and Education community, regarding capabilities of cloud providers
Provide choice
Connect providers to eduGAIN, one safe account for the cloud
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Institute U
Cloud Service A
Institute V
Cloud Service B
Institute W
Cloud Service C
Institute X
Fed IdM
Internal Service A
Institute Y
Internal Service B
Institute Z
Internal Service C
Network peering connect • communicate • collaborate
Best, most direct connection between providers and R&E community; latency, bandwidth, data protection
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Cloud catalogue Procurement Adoption
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