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SA7 IaaS procurement
TF-MSP, 18 March 2015, Amsterdam
Michel Wets
REQUIREMENTS CATALOGUE
STRATEGY STANDARDS
COLLABORATION
SUITES
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FILE STORAGEAND SYNC
INFRASTRUCTURE
AS ASERVICE
ADOPTION
FOUNDATION
AREAS
MAKE & BUYIN-HOUSE & OUTSOURCED
Collaborate,to enable and facilitate our community
to use online serviceson a large scale, with the right conditions
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Iaas procurement
1. IaaS services are rapidly maturing and can lower institutions datacenter TCO for ad hoc and even standard computations
2. JISC survey showed that total institutions spending on datacenter in UK is around 250 million euro per year
3. 5 NRENs (CARNet, HEAnet, JISC, NORDUnet and SURFnet, are participating in centralized IaaS procurement
4. 10 other NRENs also expressed interest to make these services available in 2015
5. All other European NRENs will be able to take up the procured services too
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Current IaaS problems:
1. Conditions of use are not transparent
Snowden revelations have raised awareness on privacy & security concerns
2. Service uptake is not aligned with institution processes
Institutions can’t use credit card, need PO based ordering
3. Costs are not predictable, need bill-shock prevention. Data egress charges are too unpredictable and can add up quickly
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Conditions of use
Provider responses to Cloud Requirement Document can be used to assess CSP abilities and security/privacy aspects
These give good information for requirements to be used in tender documents.
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Service uptake
Providers realise that current supply chains do not match institution needs
Providers are willing and able to create alternative solutions
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Costs unpredictability
Institutions need more cost predictability
A form of fair use waiver of data egress charges would aid uptake
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Show case: JISC AWS services
Amazon contracted Arcus to provide AWS services through dedicated web portal
Allowing institutions to take up AWS services in a way which fits their processes
With post paid options, multi-level authorization and PO numbers
Initial reactions from JISC institutions are positive
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Procurement process
Full OJEU restricted procedure
Using procurement to support the dialogues with the providers
Targeting especially Amazon, Microsoft, Greenclouds, Google and Cloud Sigma.
Contacting providers before tender publication to:
Sell our requirements: why should they participate in this
Listen to their abilities: what can (and can’t) they do.
This should ensure that the tender document does not come as a surprise and matches their abilities while setting a high minimum standard guaranteeing that the offer matches our needs.
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Procurement process (2)
Send RFI to check abilities
Use restricted procedure with dialogue sessions to allow for feedback on draft RFP
Translate Cloud Requirements Document answers to contract details
And make sure that the tender document represents the needs, wishes and abilities of the NRENs and their institutions
Including conditions to make the procurement and adoption sustainable
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Documentation
SA7 homepage: https://intranet.geant.net/SA7/SitePages/Home.aspx
External website: http://clouds.geant.net
Cloud Strategy document: Link
Cloud standards: https://cloudstandards.cesnet.cz/en/index
Cloud requirements: Link
Cloud Catalogue: https://catalogue.clouds.geant.net/
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