Hi everyone, @Hank and @Michiel: After some additional scrutiny, the two organisations you shared seem to be shared computing clusters by the research community, a common and welcomed occurrence. We would love to partner with them, and they could bring their infrastructure to the cloud we envision. Fundamentally, our vision of a European cloud is that any provider, such as these two, can join a larger ecosystem and support the hosting of a large variety of applications beyond just research. It’s likely, however, that these clusters are designed for research workloads only – it’s hard to say since we're not familiar with them – which would then, admittedly, make it more difficult. But from our side, anyone can join and participate – it’s about creating a unified and sustainable European cloud platform that is built on the back of what already exists.
Best, -Michael On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 1:43 PM Michael J. Oghia <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for bringing these two resources to my attention Michiel and > Hank, we simply weren't aware of them. But they look like > excellent organisations to reach out to. > > Best, > -Michael > > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 9:51 AM Michiel Klaver <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Also, don't forget about EGI >> https://www.egi.eu/services/ >> >> >> -----Original message----- >> Why is EOSC - https://eosc-portal.eu/ not mentioned in any of your >> documents? >> >> Regards, >> Hank >> >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > My name is Michael Oghia. I'm a long-time RIPE community member, and >> > currently the Director of Communications & External Relations at the >> > Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA >> > <https://sdialliance.org>) – a non-profit network of more than 65 >> > organisations working to catalyse the transition to a sustainable >> > digital economy. >> > >> > Mirjam recently encouraged me to join this WG given the recent >> > discussion about the NCC's (now paused) cloud plans. She mentioned that >> > the topic of a good European alternative came up in the discussion, >> > which is why I'm eager to share my latest RIPE Labs post with you all >> > since it's relevant. >> > >> > Over the summer, SDIA published a three-part series introducing our >> > manifesto for a sustainable European cloud, one that’s open-source, >> > fair, and creates economic opportunities for all. Such digital >> > infrastructure will reflect European values, and provide a blueprint >> > that others around the world can draw inspiration from to further >> > develop their own digital economies. >> > >> > The post, published today, provides a summary of each part, an >> > invitation to read them, and a call to action to help us make our >> vision >> > a reality. You can read it at: >> > >> > >> https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/help-us-build-a-sustainable-european-cloud/ >> > < >> https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/help-us-build-a-sustainable-european-cloud/ >> > >> > >> > In case anyone would like to discuss further, please don't hesitate to >> > reach out. >> > >> > Best, >> > -Michael >> > __________________ >> > Director of Communications & External Relations >> > Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA >> > <https://sdialliance.org/>) >> > ICT sustainability advocate | IRPC >> > <https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/>Steering Committee member >> > Belgrade, Serbia (UTC+2) | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> >> | >> > LinkedIn >> > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia>< >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> >> >> >> >>
