European Cloud Partnership Rainer Zimmermann European Commission Information Society and Media Directorate General Head of Unit Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures
Mar 27, 2015
European Cloud Partnership
Rainer Zimmermann European Commission
Information Society and Media Directorate GeneralHead of Unit
Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures
European Cloud Partnership (ECP)European Cloud Partnership (ECP)
Introduction to Cloud Computing StrategyShaping the CC LandscapeWhat, How and When of the ECPNext Steps
European Cloud Strategy
• Last year VP Neelie Kroes announced in Davos three axes for action:• Legal Framework• Technical & Commercial (including standardisation)• Market
• This year she has announced the creation of the European Cloud Partnership
Public Sector
International Policy
Cloud for EUROPE and EUROPEANS
Legal Framework
STIMULATION MEASURES
Strategy
Objectives
Lead Market
Principles for data flow, security
certification
Cloud for EUROPE AND EUROPEANS
Single Market
R&D, Innovation, pre-commercial procurement, education & awareness
European Cloud Partnership
• Purpose• to solve problems caused by fragmentation of markets
and legislation in Europe for Cloud Computing.• to publish public sector requirements for clouds across
Member States, regions or application areas (such as e-health, taxation, social benefit payments).
• Benefits• better quality of demand and supply• market with harmonised requirements can be
addressed by active cloud providers with an assured user community.
Major Cloud challengesMajor Cloud challengesInteroperability
lock-in risksportability of data, security settings;
Privacy & Legalwhere is my data? whose law applies? who can access it?
Governance, control no control of licensing terms, SLA, use of legacy application
Security, Dependability data, outages
...
European Cloud Partnership (ECP)European Cloud Partnership (ECP)
Introduction to Cloud Computing StrategyShaping the CC LandscapeWhat, How and When of the ECPNext Steps
Question 1
• Are European public administrations very different in their requirements from other users?
• Like the US Government
Still Question 1
• Are European public administrations very different in their requirements from other users?
• Like the US Government?• Multinational users?
Cloud Computing – issues by users
Data Security and Traceability
Contractual Issues
Jurisdiction and Data Protection
Interoperability and Standards
Open Data Center Alliance –
Steering Committee: BMW, Capgemini, Deutsche Bank
Contributor Members: Atos, CERN, Deutsche Telekom AG, ING, Telecom Italia
Solution Provider Members: Hewlett Packard, SUSE, Dell
Adopter Members: A1 Telekom Austria, Daimler AG, Arsys Internet SL, Poste Italiane
Usage Modelsof Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA)
Secure Federation• Security Provider Assurance, Security Monitoring
Automation• IO Control, VM Interoperability
Common Management & Policy• Regulatory Framework
Transparency• Carbon Footprint, Service Catalogue, Standard Unit of Measurement for
IaaS
Major Cloud challengesMajor Cloud challengesInteroperability
lock-in risksportability of data, security settings;
Privacy & Legalwhere is my data? whose law applies? who can access it?
Governance, control no control of licensing terms, SLA, use of legacy application
Security, Dependability data, outages
...
First Conclusion
• There is a lot of commonality between the issues identified for the European Cloud Strategy and the Thinking of major Users
Question 2
• What can Administrations do to benefit from the developments in other sectors?• Why should I be in?
Positions
• The Cloud Computing Industrial and Market Sectors are just taking shape. The Industrial Players must position themselves in a role with respect to the market.
Second Conclusion
• It takes a Partnership, to balance the different interests both between commercial players and between different public administrations
• There might be some specificities in Europe
European Cloud Partnership (ECP)European Cloud Partnership (ECP)
Introduction to Cloud Computing StategyShaping the CC LandscapeWhat, How and When of the ECPNext Steps
ECP Organisation
• The ECP is proposed as a two-tier organisation:
• "The ECP Organisation“• A governance level, to be appointed, will report to VP Kroes.
• "The ECP Office“• An implementation level consisting of Member State or
regional procurement representatives.The implementation level will be called. It will, under the guidance of the Organisation, issue specifications, Requests for Technology or Invitations to Tender.The Office may consult with industrial, academic or other bodies while avoiding conflict of interest.
Objectives of the ECP
• Phase 1• Publish requirements in Cloud Computing
• Phase 2• Procure proof of concept solutions
• Phase 3• Procure implementations in order to demonstrate
conformance to requirements
Roles and Rights
Publ. Authorities
Suppliers
Specifications and Utilisation Implementation and Operation
Publ. Authorities
Suppliers
Specifications and Utilisation Implementation and Operation
ECP – Phase 1
EU/Member StateImplementations
Governance
Tender Specifications
R&D Specifications
Consortia
Specifications
Specifications go through three Phases:
1. Harmonising Requirements
2. Procure Proof3. Procure
Implementations
TextText
Certified BehaviourCertified Behaviour
Test SuiteTest Suite
StandardsStandards
Phase one (cont)
• timing: first step in 2012• overall financing: 10 M€• call in July; Deadline tbc• MS discussion on 24th April
European Cloud Partnership (ECP)European Cloud Partnership (ECP)
Introduction to Cloud Computing StrategyShaping the CC LandscapeWhat, How and When of the ECPNext Steps
Next StepsNext Steps
Ensuring Member States or Regional Administrations Commitment
Commercial Consortia CompositionCompeting SolutionsBarriers that can be removed by this
PartnershipClear path to widely accepted standardsEuropean benefitPiloting PCP
Further Information• Sites to drill further:
• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/cloudcomputing/library/index_en.htm - Cloud Computing
• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/index_en.htm - Digital Agenda
• http://cordis.europa.eu/software-services - Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures
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