WP9– Evaluation, roadmap & development plan Rupert Lueck EMBL – 26 June

WP Objectives To provide a well-informed exit strategy from the project in terms of understanding what has been achieved and what remains to be done. Specific goals: Understand the cost-comparison between existing and cloud-based systems. Understand constraints introduced by the cloud approach (e.g. security). Publish a roadmap of future development issues. Update existing Research Cloud Infrastructure strategy document to act as a development plan agreed between all stakeholder groups. 2

Effort Contribution Lead Beneficiary: EMBL Person-Months per Participant ParticipantPerson- months EMBL5.00 T-Systems2.00 TOTAL7.00 PM24PM16 WP9 3

Deliverables and Milestones TypeDel. no NameNatureDissemination Level Date Delivered DeliverableD9. 1 A roadmap of future developments ReportPU30 May 2014 DeliverableD9. 2 Strategic Plan for a Scientific Cloud Computing Infrastructure for Europe: Three years on ReportPU30 May

Interaction with other FP7 projects, and stakeholders outside the consortium A continuous and useful dialogue with other e-Infrastructures and Cloud projects funded under FP7 provided useful elements included in the Roadmap and Strategy WP9 also benefited from positive interactions with the European Cloud Partnership and the QMUL Cloud Legal Project 5

WP9 achievements and impact WP9 assessed the results achieved by the project and identified key actions to be implemented to overcome present constraints in future developments WP9 fully achieved its objectives by delivering a future roadmap and a strategy agreed by all Helix Nebula partners Strategy Roadmap Actions 6

Roadmap of future developments Ensuring level playing field for Helix Nebula by seizing opportunities from pay-for-use schemes for scientific communities, pre- commercial procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement for Innovation (PPI). Continuing engagement of Helix Nebula initiative with organizations and initiatives in security, certification, standardization with focus on interoperable solutions. Pursuing cooperation with other geo-hazard related EC projects (DORIS, LAMPRE) and Iceland Supersite for downstream Copernicus services. Further developing user friendly common interface allowing automated discovery of services in a transparent way and allowing comparison of contractual terms and conditions, SLAs, pricing, KPIs, QoS 7

Establishing agreed and interoperable service management policies, process and procedures for cloud offering in a hybrid federated environment (FitSM standard, ITIL and others). Continuing collaboration with e-Infrastructures (GÉANT, EGI, EUDAT and PRACE) toward an e-Infrastructure Commons Marketplace Continuing engagement with European Cloud Partnership, Cloud for Europe and other initiatives, including CEF digital. Planning a long term development vision for the Helix Nebula initiative also considering opportunities offered by Horizon Roadmap of future developments 8

Strategy Seizing opportunities from Big Data, both for scientific and wider public use (e.g. Copernicus, ITER, ESFRI and more general public sector information). Monitor activities within Cloud for Europe project on public procurement practices. Setting up a long term specific strategy to scale up: attracting more European cloud players (supply and demand) providing a collection of public services building blocks which can be offered in an open and interoperable way, and reused & combined by public administrations and third parties (“cloud of public services” concept). Achieving critical mass would also allow to advocate for a new Contractual Public Private Partnership (cPPP) for Cloud. 9

Exploitation and use of foreground The Roadmap will guide the actions and future development of the partners within the Helix Nebula initiative to continue in a path of growth and scale-up a robust and reliable cloud infrastructure The top-level mid-term objectives in the Strategic plan will help position Helix Nebula in the cloud sector and its role in serving the European Research Area 10