Marc-Elian Bégin, SixSq, presents the vision, the approach and consortium of its winning consortium for the Design Phase of the HNSciCloud tender.

1. HNSCICLOUD PHASE 1 AWARD
November 2nd 2016
Helix Nebula Science Cloud Award Unclassified 1

2. Helix Nebula Science Cloud Award Unclassified 2
Established Partnerships
OUR TEAM
RHEA: Prime contractor, proven management of
large contracts for institutional customers, cyber
security experts
T-Systems: Leading European Public Cloud
provider working with CERN and other
institutions, GÉANT connection
ExoScale: Dynamic, innovative cloud provider
worked with CERN, GÉANT connection
SixSq: SlipStream/Nuvla; brokerage and
automated multi-cloud application deployment

3. Helix Nebula Science Cloud Award Unclassified 3
Network-aware, multi-cloud, agnostic environment…
OUR VISION
We start from a production service: innovate -> demonstrate -> collect feedback -> improve
We build on established, market-leading cloud services
You enhance your community or private cloud with access to public cloud services
You create cloud native applications to take full advantage of the cloud, or
You drop-in your application as is
Any Cloud, any App…

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Deliver end-to-end optimised network and data throughput
CHALLENGES
Deliver strict throughput from home institute to the cloud
Deliver strict, and scalable, throughput from data source to the VM
Support a wide range of applications
Support different data layout and access patterns
Integrate containers and their management solutions with ease
Provide seamless user access and security through single sign-on
… with minimum complexity!

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Support all connection means
Direct, libcloud, jcloud, terraform, native API
Reporting, Accounting & Management
By User, Project, Organisation
Service Level Agreement Monitoring
Define SLA using SLALOM
Identity & Access Management
SAML 2.0, eduGAIN integration
GÉANT Data Protection Code of Conduct
Complementary partners, coherent solution, flexible implementation…
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Nuvla
(Management)
User
Open Telekom
Cloud
(IaaS)
Exoscale
(IaaS)
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HPCaaS
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Proven, innovative cloud service providers…
IAAS CLOUD SERVICES
Exoscale
Apache CloudStack
Data centres in Switzerland, expanding to other European countries
Optimized for cloud-native applications
Open Telekom Cloud from T-Systems
Public Cloud, data centres in Germany, certified and audited
OpenStack and open standard APIs for all functions
Established, high-bandwidth network connectivity throughout Europe
Scientific use tested and verified by CERN
… transparent access to different providers and to your own clouds!

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Performance optimization in virtualized environments
Introduction of HPC resource flavors in
Open Telekom Cloud
Use of T-Systems HWW commercial HPC-service
based on HLRS-infrastructure
Access through GÉANT
Experience based on work with various research
organizations and industry
GPU also available via Exoscale
Cloud and dedicated HPC options
HPCAAS

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Proven solution that provides…
MULTI-CLOUD AND HYBRID CLOUD
Choice of cloud based on price, performance, service guarantees, etc. without vendor lock-in
Transparent interoperability with your own community and private clouds
Fast deployment of new features and fixes thanks to a rapid innovation cycle
Automated deployment and dynamic management of applications to minimize costs and
maximize performance
True multi-cloud application support to take advantage of geo-redundancy, fail-over, etc.
… just add data!

9. Helix Nebula Science Cloud Award Unclassified 9
Demonstrate POSIX access to wide range of data
sets stored in variety of services
Understand scalability, performance
Integrate existing tools/services
Meet data protection norms
GDPR compliance
ISO 27xxx series
Provide access while protecting data…
LARGE DATA SETS

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T-Systems connected via DFN NREN
Exoscale connected via CIXP
Currently connected at 10 Gbps
Committed to deliver 40 Gbps for Phase 3
Efficient data access relies on fast networking…
GÉANT NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

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Recipes to facilitate scalable deployments of
standard container management tools
Mesos, Kubernetes, …
Work to provide transparent access to
virtualization technologies
Reducing complexity and overheads…
CONTAINER SUPPORT
… your feedback needed!

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Previous R&D developments commercialised
Services
Software
Widest possible choices, avoid vendor lock-in
Evolution of Helix Nebula Marketplace, incorporating lessons learned
New service options proposed to meet Buyers Group needs
Buyers group need to consider new procurement models to realise the full benefits of “as a
service” cloud procurement
A Proven Track Record
BUSINESS MODEL & COMMERCIALISATION

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Flexible, commercial data analysis platform…
GOING FORWARD
Solution brings together production products and services into coherent analysis platform
Established players in cloud ecosystem
Proven delivery within Helix Nebula
Extend existing capabilities to meet the needs of large-scale, scientific data analysis…
Provided ”as a Service”!