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Commercial applications of open source middleware: the EMI and DCore experience

This presentation discusses the commercial applications of open source middleware, specifically the EMI and DCore experience. It explores the sustainability of EMI and the potential for generating revenues through commercialization.

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Commercial applications of open source middleware: the EMI and DCore experience

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  1. Commercial applications ofopen source middleware:the EMI and DCoreexperience Alberto DI MEGLIO, Florida ESTRELLA, CERN Robert HARAKALY, DCore Systems EGI Technical Forum 2012 - Prague 20/09/2012

  2. EMI Roadmap Before EMI 3 years After EMI Applications Integrators, System Administrators Standard interfaces Specialized services, professional support and customization Standard interfaces EMI Reference Services Standards,New technologies, Users and Infrastructure requirements EGI/EMI Conference 2012

  3. Sustainability • What happens after the end of EMI? • EMI Sustainability Plan • published in May 2012 • describes the ideas and actions that EMI is taking to support continuation of products and services • Based on EMI partners plans and their continuing collaboration • But sustainability is also (mostly?) about generating revenues EGI/EMI Conference 2012

  4. The function-value pyramid Market C Market A Market B End-users Infrastructure Channel Technology Size of market impact EGI/EMI Conference 2012

  5. A Multi-tiered Effort Commercial distributed services Researchgrids, HPC Open Science Medical, financial, legal professionals, Public administrations New communities (ESFRI, Humanities, etc.) HEP, biomed, environment, etc. End-users Grid sites, WLCG, LSGC, HPC Centers, App. Dev. Public and private grid/cloud sites, HPC Commercial infrastructures Infrastructure EGI, NGIs, NeIC, PRACE, OSG, Op. Sys. Companies ScienceSoft Channel Federated Identities, more scalable info sys, virtual app. Open Source Commercialisable Products EMI Core Technology Size of market impact EGI/EMI Conference 2012

  6. Open Science • Open source • ScienceSoft EGI/EMI Conference 2012

  7. Commercial exploitation • Several tries made, some good, some less: • Google, RedHat, Technicolor, Buerhoop, SysFera, etc. • Lessons learned: • Cannot sell “the grid”, it’s not just about software • Clear problem, clear solutions (tailored subsets of services) • Technology/Business “cultural” exchanges EGI/EMI Conference 2012

  8. Robert Harakaly Chief Technology Officer DCore Systems Switzerland SA DCore Systems sustainability program

  9. Overview • DCore Systems • R&D and Support programs • Collaborations • Our products • Other achievements • Summary

  10. DCore Systems Switzerland SA • European technology group • Privately funded • Focus on novel (IT) technologies coming from European science • MID public-private collaboration program • InCube technology incubator program DCore Systems Academic partner MID Lab InCube

  11. MID Lab • Research & development branch of DCore Systems • Sets up collaboration labs with academic partners • MID Switzerland with HEIG-VD • MID Bulgaria with STRI/Sofia University • MID Slovakia with Safarik University • MID Germany & Italy (in discussion) • Result of our EMI sustainability model • Each MID lab uses and enhances one or more EMI components

  12. InCube • DCore’s technology incubator program • Private or joint technology incubators • Y-Start, Yverdon, Switzerland • Sofia, Bulgaria (in planning) • Kosice, Slovakia (in planning) • Support program for newly created technology start-ups • Business, administrative and legal support • Investment network • Marketing and distribution network

  13. DCore Systems & EMI sustainability • DCore uses components (storage & security components) from EMI MW stack • Commercial products and services • MID laboratories • Investment support

  14. DCore Collabs/joint labs • MID Switzerland: joint lab focused on big-data mining and analysis • MID Bulgaria: joint lab focused on storage middleware, data archiving and data mining • MID Slovakia: joint lab on cloud technologies, cloud provisioning middlewareand Internet-scale services

  15. DCore & ScienceSoft • DCore is also interested in the ScienceSoft concept as • Incubator of ideas, marketplace for services • We believe that a similar business model as the MID/EMI sustainability program could be applied to collaborations within ScienceSoft

  16. DCore products • High security enterprise storage, collaboration and archiving systems • Highly secure e-mail solutions • Scalable cloud based content delivery • Cloud and scalability managers • BigData analysis platform

  17. DCore achievements • In June 2012, we presented our approach at EMI review, with positive feedback • Sinefo*: received €2’000’000+ investment funding • MID R&D centre with HEIG-VD, Switzerland • Cubepad*: launches in October • HFile secure enterprise file storage: pilot deployment (10’000 users) • Large scale service deployment (1M+ users) • MID R&D centre with PF UPJS, Slovakia * A company part of DCoreSystem technology group

  18. Conclusions • Making research products “commercial” is difficult • Need companies with resources and a suitable business model • Software cannot be given away for free, think how to generate revenues/benefits • Combine research innovation with marketing expertise • It can work! EGI/EMI Conference 2012

  19. EMI is partially funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement INFSO-RI-261611 EGI/EMI Conference 2012

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