[ncc-services-wg] Help us Build a Sustainable European Cloud

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 <mike.oghia at gmail.com>
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 <michiel at klaver.it> 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>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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