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Networks·Services·Peoplewww.geant.org

GN4SGA1– SA7MaryGrammatikou&AndresSteijaert

CloudopportunitiesNRENcollaboration onclouds

November2,2015


Why collaborateonclouds?Progress inourcollaborationOpportunities forNRENs,forservicedeliveryandadoption

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Agenda


INTRODUCTIONWhy collaborate on clouds and our approach


ToenableandfacilitatetheEuropeanResearchandEducationcommunitytousecloudservices onalargescale,withtherightconditions

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Ourgoal


Organisational,technicalandfinancialstructures

inResearchandEducationinstitutions

oftendon'tmaponthewaycloudproviders

offertheirservices

GETINAssuredataishandledsafelyandmeetsEuropeanandnationalregulations

Acquireanduseservicesthroughtheinstitutions’structures:

• Affordableandpredictablecostandpurchasingmodels(preventbillshock)

• Limitnetworktrafficcostsandprovidenetworkintegration

• Loginwithinstitutionalaccount

GETOUTBeabletomovedata(toanotherprovider)


• Fasterandeasieraccesstoarangeofusefulcloudservicesbycreatingtheenvironment.• Creatingastrongcommunityvoice,basedontheaggregationofdemandacrossGÉANTmembers,togettheoptimumtechnicalandcommercialsolutionsfromvendors.• Adaptedtocommoncommunityrequirements.

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Meetinguserneeds:Providingtherightchoices


• NRENsactonbehalfofthecommunityinacollaborativeeffort,leveragingthebenefitsoftheGÉANTnetwork,federationandcombinedexpertise.• Sharingresources,experiences andknowledge,establishing commonstandardsandrequirements• Aggregatingdemand,enablingefficiencyandeconomyofscale

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Communityeffort:Bythecommunity– forthecommunity


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


GÉANT connects demandandsupplyProviderswithrightcapabilitiesBringchoice totheresearchandeducationcommunity

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Ourrole


Servicedelivery:hybridapproach

OUTSOURCEDCLOUDS

IN-HOUSECLOUDS

MAKE AND BUY

ADDED VALUE FROM NRENSTRUSTED ADVISORS, BROKERS, PROVIDERS= RIGHT CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY


Meetinguserneeds:Cloudcollaborationareas

COLLABORATIONSUITES

REALTIMECOMMUNICATION

FILESTORAGEANDSYNC

INFRASTRUCTUREASA

SERVICE


USERNEEDSTERMS&

CONDITIONSBROKERAGE

PROCUREMENTADOPTION

FEDERATED IDENTITYMANAGEMENT&SINGLESIGN-ON

NETWORKPEERINGS


CLOUD CATALOGUEbaseline, showroom, clarity, recommendation role


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


Cloud Suppliers in the Catalogue

CODE42


GÉANT Cloud Catalogue


IaaSjoint tender, ~okeanos & OpenStack


NRENsasintermediary,enablingserviceusebyresearchandeducationinstitutions

Through:Frameworkagreements withsuitablesuppliersnoneedforindividualinstitutestorunatender

Strongsupplierinterest

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DemandforIaaS:Jointtender

GÉANTINSTITUTE

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INSTITUTEY1

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• Onesetofrequirements,agreementsandstandards;efficiencyandeconomyofscale,foralargenumberofinstitutions.

• Marketaccesstoadvanced,trustedandreputableinstitutionsandusersacrossEurope

• ApprovedandpromotedbyGÉANTandtheNRENs– thetrustedadvisorsoftheEuropeanResearchandEducationcommunity

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AddedvalueforCloudServiceProviders


Legalbasisforprocurementactivity

ECProcurementDirective(2014/24/EU)AllowsusofCentralPurchasingBody(NRENsthroughGÉANT)

Tobeimplemented byMemberStates/countriesnolaterthan18th April16

FrameworkagreementswithsuppliersavailableinJuly2016


• CloudprojectsandservicesinitiatedbytheNRENcommunity• Complementarytocommercialservices• Bottom-upefforts• Leverageourhumannetworksinspreadingknowledgeandknow-how• Servicespecificuserrequirements

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CommunityClouds


• 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


• MostpopularOpenSourcecloudsoftwareandAPI• SeveralNRENsareinterestedinofferingcloudservicesusingOpenStack

• Agrouphasbeensetuptoshareknowledgeandexperience

• OSO:OpenStack Operators• Mailinglistandbi-weeklychats

• http://www.openstack.org

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OpenStack


FILE STORAGEterms & conditions, OwnCloud


SA7isdiscussingeducationalpricingandconditionswithfourfilestorageproviders:• BOX• Code42(CrashPlan,SharePlan)• Dropbox• Zettabox

Alloftheseprovidersarelisted intheGÉANTCloudCatalogue(Section3.2).

Allareinterested injointadoptionefforts.

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Filestorage(sync&share)

CODE42


• OpenSourcefilesyncandshareprovider• Popularchoiceforon-premisesonlinefilestorage• TERENAnegotiatedfavouredpricingformembers• SeveralNRENsincorporateownCloudintotheservicesofferedtotheirmembersandusers

• OpenCloudMesh:allowfilesharingbetweendifferentownCloud installations;to-date14organisationshavesigneduptoparticipate

• Federatedcloudsharingaimsataninterconnectedmeshofresearchclouds

• http://owncloud.org https://owncloud.com/lp/opencloudmesh/

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ownCloud


WEB CONFERENCINGRENDEZ-VOUS


• 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


CLOUD MANAGEMENTRENDEZ-VOUS, ~okeanos global, OwnCloud


• ManyNRENshaveadoptedahybridcloudstrategy,offeringamixofcommunitycloud(builtandoperatedwithinR&E)andcommercial(publiccloud)offerings.• Theseserviceshavedifferentinterfaces,pricingmodels,reportingandbillingmechanisms.Anewlayerisrequiredtoabstracttheunderlyingcomplexityandtomanagethesedifferentsystemsandresources.

• SA7facilitates jointeffortsbytheNRENs inthisarea,includingengagementwithprovidersthatcandeliverthesecloudmanagementportalcapabilities.

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Cloudmanagement(portals)


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


CloudManagement– InstitutionRequirements

Billing/Management• Cloudaccountmanagement– creating,allocatingtobudgetholders• Usermanagement– enabling,controlling,reportingaccesstocloudaccounts• Allocatinguserstocloudaccountsi.e.enablingaccess• Allocatingcloudaccountstobudgetholders• Consolidatebilling- managing&trackingPOs&invoices• Costmanagement– quotas• Export/integrationpotentialtoexternalbillingsystems?• Functionality


INSTITUTION

• interestedincloudaccounts,budgets,users,usage,costs

NREN

• Largenumberofinstitutionspercountry• Institution’susage– Reporting/feedback tomeasurecloudadaption- usage• Multicloud Portalservice

GÉANT/ManagementReporting– Reporting/usage, costspercountry&vendor

CloudManagement– RequirementsforDifferentLevels


CLOUD ADOPTIONopportunities for the NRENs


CloudcatalogueIaaS (tender)FilestorageWebconferencingCloudmanagement(portals)Showcaseseriesfrom2NovemberSurveyout nowAdoption workshopspring2016Cloud conference spring2016AdaptablematerialsPresentationsatNRENmeetings&userconferences

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Communication andsupport– together


• What doyou need fromthe SA7team?• Howshould itbepresented?

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Communication andsupport


Thankyou


©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

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