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GN4SGA1– SA7MaryGrammatikou&AndresSteijaert
CloudopportunitiesNRENcollaboration onclouds
November2,2015
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Why collaborateonclouds?Progress inourcollaborationOpportunities forNRENs,forservicedeliveryandadoption
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Agenda
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INTRODUCTIONWhy collaborate on clouds and our approach
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ToenableandfacilitatetheEuropeanResearchandEducationcommunitytousecloudservices onalargescale,withtherightconditions
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Ourgoal
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Organisational,technicalandfinancialstructures
inResearchandEducationinstitutions
oftendon'tmaponthewaycloudproviders
offertheirservices
GETINAssuredataishandledsafelyandmeetsEuropeanandnationalregulations
Acquireanduseservicesthroughtheinstitutions’structures:
• Affordableandpredictablecostandpurchasingmodels(preventbillshock)
• Limitnetworktrafficcostsandprovidenetworkintegration
• Loginwithinstitutionalaccount
GETOUTBeabletomovedata(toanotherprovider)
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• Fasterandeasieraccesstoarangeofusefulcloudservicesbycreatingtheenvironment.• Creatingastrongcommunityvoice,basedontheaggregationofdemandacrossGÉANTmembers,togettheoptimumtechnicalandcommercialsolutionsfromvendors.• Adaptedtocommoncommunityrequirements.
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Meetinguserneeds:Providingtherightchoices
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• NRENsactonbehalfofthecommunityinacollaborativeeffort,leveragingthebenefitsoftheGÉANTnetwork,federationandcombinedexpertise.• Sharingresources,experiences andknowledge,establishing commonstandardsandrequirements• Aggregatingdemand,enablingefficiencyandeconomyofscale
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Communityeffort:Bythecommunity– forthecommunity
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GÉANT DOES NOT BUILD OR OPERATE A CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
OTHERS DO,R&E PROJECTS & INSTITUTIONS, NRENs
COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS
GÉANT is a service delivery gatewayfor those providers
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GÉANT connects demandandsupplyProviderswithrightcapabilitiesBringchoice totheresearchandeducationcommunity
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Ourrole
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Servicedelivery:hybridapproach
OUTSOURCEDCLOUDS
IN-HOUSECLOUDS
MAKE AND BUY
ADDED VALUE FROM NRENSTRUSTED ADVISORS, BROKERS, PROVIDERS= RIGHT CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY
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Meetinguserneeds:Cloudcollaborationareas
COLLABORATIONSUITES
REALTIMECOMMUNICATION
FILESTORAGEANDSYNC
INFRASTRUCTUREASA
SERVICE
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USERNEEDSTERMS&
CONDITIONSBROKERAGE
PROCUREMENTADOPTION
FEDERATED IDENTITYMANAGEMENT&SINGLESIGN-ON
NETWORKPEERINGS
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CLOUD CATALOGUEbaseline, showroom, clarity, recommendation role
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available at:http://services.geant.net/clouds/Activities/Pages/Supporting_Suppliers.aspx
Intellectual property rights and ownership, legal aspects, security, continuity, confidentiality, communication, billing, technical requirements
Cloud requirementsSix pages;
easily readable
Cloud Catalogue
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Cloud Suppliers in the Catalogue
CODE42
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GÉANT Cloud Catalogue
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IaaSjoint tender, ~okeanos & OpenStack
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NRENsasintermediary,enablingserviceusebyresearchandeducationinstitutions
Through:Frameworkagreements withsuitablesuppliersnoneedforindividualinstitutestorunatender
Strongsupplierinterest
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DemandforIaaS:Jointtender
GÉANTINSTITUTE
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• Onesetofrequirements,agreementsandstandards;efficiencyandeconomyofscale,foralargenumberofinstitutions.
• Marketaccesstoadvanced,trustedandreputableinstitutionsandusersacrossEurope
• ApprovedandpromotedbyGÉANTandtheNRENs– thetrustedadvisorsoftheEuropeanResearchandEducationcommunity
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AddedvalueforCloudServiceProviders
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Legalbasisforprocurementactivity
ECProcurementDirective(2014/24/EU)AllowsusofCentralPurchasingBody(NRENsthroughGÉANT)
Tobeimplemented byMemberStates/countriesnolaterthan18th April16
FrameworkagreementswithsuppliersavailableinJuly2016
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• CloudprojectsandservicesinitiatedbytheNRENcommunity• Complementarytocommercialservices• Bottom-upefforts• Leverageourhumannetworksinspreadingknowledgeandknow-how• Servicespecificuserrequirements
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CommunityClouds
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• ComputingandStorageIaaS• DevelopedbyGRNET,100%OpenSource• CompatiblewithOpenStack• Aim:SimplicityandGettingThingsDone• Inproductionforseveralyears• AlsoadoptedoutsideGRNETinEurope,US,Asia,…• IntegratedwitheduGAIN
• http://okeanos.grnet.gr andhttp://okeanos-global.grnet.gr
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~okeanos
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• MostpopularOpenSourcecloudsoftwareandAPI• SeveralNRENsareinterestedinofferingcloudservicesusingOpenStack
• Agrouphasbeensetuptoshareknowledgeandexperience
• OSO:OpenStack Operators• Mailinglistandbi-weeklychats
• http://www.openstack.org
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OpenStack
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FILE STORAGEterms & conditions, OwnCloud
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SA7isdiscussingeducationalpricingandconditionswithfourfilestorageproviders:• BOX• Code42(CrashPlan,SharePlan)• Dropbox• Zettabox
Alloftheseprovidersarelisted intheGÉANTCloudCatalogue(Section3.2).
Allareinterested injointadoptionefforts.
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Filestorage(sync&share)
CODE42
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• OpenSourcefilesyncandshareprovider• Popularchoiceforon-premisesonlinefilestorage• TERENAnegotiatedfavouredpricingformembers• SeveralNRENsincorporateownCloudintotheservicesofferedtotheirmembersandusers
• OpenCloudMesh:allowfilesharingbetweendifferentownCloud installations;to-date14organisationshavesigneduptoparticipate
• Federatedcloudsharingaimsataninterconnectedmeshofresearchclouds
• http://owncloud.org https://owncloud.com/lp/opencloudmesh/
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ownCloud
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WEB CONFERENCINGRENDEZ-VOUS
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• Multi-partyvideoconferencingdevelopedbyRENATER
• Poweredbyjitsi.org• Simpletouse• Nopluginsordownloads(usesWebRTC)• OpenSource• Veryresourceefficient(thousandsofconferencesonsingleserver)
• Deployvideobridges ontheGEANTnetwork• Orchestrateupdates• Deploymonitoringanddiscoveryservices
• http://rendez-vouz.renater.fr
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rendez-vous
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CLOUD MANAGEMENTRENDEZ-VOUS, ~okeanos global, OwnCloud
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• ManyNRENshaveadoptedahybridcloudstrategy,offeringamixofcommunitycloud(builtandoperatedwithinR&E)andcommercial(publiccloud)offerings.• Theseserviceshavedifferentinterfaces,pricingmodels,reportingandbillingmechanisms.Anewlayerisrequiredtoabstracttheunderlyingcomplexityandtomanagethesedifferentsystemsandresources.
• SA7facilitates jointeffortsbytheNRENs inthisarea,includingengagementwithprovidersthatcandeliverthesecloudmanagementportalcapabilities.
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Cloudmanagement(portals)
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CloudManagement- InstitutionRequirements
SingleUniversityScenario– 30,000students,significantcloudadaption• hundredsofendusersofcloudaccounts– ITadmin,Researchers,Lecturers,Studentswithmanydifferentusecases• Tensofdepartments/budgetholders• TensofIAAScloudaccounts• Multiple IAASservices
ITDepartment(serviceowner)Requirements:• HowcanIensureusersaccesstoservices isappropriateandreportonusage–compliance/governance• HowdoIallocate IaaS serviceusagetobudgets?• HowdoImanageinvoicese.g.consolidatedbilling
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CloudManagement– InstitutionRequirements
Billing/Management• Cloudaccountmanagement– creating,allocatingtobudgetholders• Usermanagement– enabling,controlling,reportingaccesstocloudaccounts• Allocatinguserstocloudaccountsi.e.enablingaccess• Allocatingcloudaccountstobudgetholders• Consolidatebilling- managing&trackingPOs&invoices• Costmanagement– quotas• Export/integrationpotentialtoexternalbillingsystems?• Functionality
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INSTITUTION
• interestedincloudaccounts,budgets,users,usage,costs
NREN
• Largenumberofinstitutionspercountry• Institution’susage– Reporting/feedback tomeasurecloudadaption- usage• Multicloud Portalservice
GÉANT/ManagementReporting– Reporting/usage, costspercountry&vendor
CloudManagement– RequirementsforDifferentLevels
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CLOUD ADOPTIONopportunities for the NRENs
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CloudcatalogueIaaS (tender)FilestorageWebconferencingCloudmanagement(portals)Showcaseseriesfrom2NovemberSurveyout nowAdoption workshopspring2016Cloud conference spring2016AdaptablematerialsPresentationsatNRENmeetings&userconferences
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Communication andsupport– together
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• What doyou need fromthe SA7team?• Howshould itbepresented?
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Communication andsupport
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Thankyou
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©GEANTLimited onbehalfof theGN4Phase1project (GN4-1).The research leading to these results has received funding fromtheEuropean Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programmeunder GrantAgreement No.691567 (GN4-1). 38