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The Adoption of Cloud Computing by the
            Public Bodies
            The GRNET Case

            Prof Panayiotis Tsanakas
                GRNET Chairman
GRNET ROLE
1.   Develops unified e-Infrastructures (network-storage-
     computing)
2.    Operates 24/7 horizontal e-Insfrastructures and and services
     for the entire research and education community
3.   Promotes open knowledge communities on ICT
4.   Supports massive initiatives for the improvement of ICT
     utilisation in education
5.   Advises/supports the government on strategic ICT issues
6.   Consists the national Research & Education Network (NREN)
     for the international research networking bodies
Technological advances
Research network hierarchy




                                                         1 Gbps          34 Mbps                                34 Mbps
                                                           auth            uom, teith                            uom, teith

                                               100 Mbps                         1024 Kbps                          2 Mbps
                                                       sch                       igme-2, oipp, cedefop, afs         ceti, teikav, ilsp
                                                                                                                                                AMREJ, ISTF, INIMA,
                                                                                                               Xanthi                           MARNET, BIHARNET,
                                                                                                2 Mbps
                                                                                                                 100 Mbps                       RoDUnet
                                                  Thessaloniki-2             Thessaloniki
                                                                                                               sch
                                                                                   2 Mbps                                                       Vivodi, PanafoNet,
                                                                              iti, utnc, itsak, komvos,                                         GlobalOne, IDEALnet,
34 Mbps                                                                                                                                         Compulink, Internet Hellas-
                                                                              teiser, teikoz
uoi                                                                                                                       SEEREN                STET, AT&TGlobal
                                                                100 Mbps                                                                        Network, NetOne, Grapes,
  2 Mbps
                                                                 sch                                                                            HellasOnLine, Altec CN,
  uion
                                                                                                                                                OTEnet, Forthnet,
    512 Mbps                                                                   34 Mbps
                                                                                                                                     AIX        SparkNet, Tellas, Equant
     teiep                                                                  uth
                                                                                                                                               4 Mbps
                                               Larissa-2                 Larissa
                         Ioannina-2                                                                                                            gscp
                                                                                     2 Mbps
                                                                                                                                               2 Mbps
      Ioannina                                                              teilar                                                              hua-ypepth-teihal-teilam-
                    100 Mbps
                                                                                                                                                hafa-rae-pi schools-
                           sch                                             1 Gbps                                                               otesearch-kethi-cres-
                                                                           aegean                                                               bioacademy-eugefound-
                           sch                                             aueb                                                                 elot-certh-ntua2-ncmr-ekdd-
                                                                           teipir                Athens-2                                       noa-fleming-syzefxis-grnet-
34 Mbps                                                                    teiath,                                                              aua-gsrt-fireacad-
                       upatras                                             sch                                                                  parliament-asfa-kape
                                       Patra-2
 4 Mbps                                                                                                                                        1024 Kbps
                            eap                                                                   Athens                                        ilsp-igme
 2 Mbps
                                       Patra                      2.5 Athens-3
                                                                      Gbps
                                                                                                                                               512 Kbps
    upatras, teipat, uop, iceht,                                                                                                               teiep, uth, oasp, pasteur,
                  teimes, teiep                                                                                                                selete, ipthil
 1024 Mbps                                                                                                                                     256 Kbps
                                                             Acropolis
                          teikal                                                                Syros                                          teikal-hndc
                                                                           Ilissos
                           GEANT                                                                                                               128 Kbps
                          (Athens)                                                                                                             teikav
                                                             1 Gbps            1 Gbps
                                                        unipi,           ariadne-t,                                                            64 Kbps
                                                        panteion,        ekt,                                                 1 Gbps
      Cyprus                                                                                              aegean, shc
                                                                                                                                                nestor
                                                        aua,             uoa,
                                                        hua,             ntua,
                                                        ypepth           grnet-grid

                         GEANT



                                                                                                                                                         34 Mbps
                                          100 Mbps
                                                                                                                                                          uoc, forth
                                                 sch                               Chania
                                                                                                                                                         4 Mbps
                                         100 Mbps                                                    Herakleio-2
                                                                                                                                                          teiher
                                                                            Rethymn
                                                 sch                                                                                                     2 Mbps
                                                                               o
                                                 sch                                           Herakleio           Herakleio                              imbc



                            2.5 Gbps              155 Mbps                      34 Mbps                   2 Mbps                    256 Kbps          128 Kbps
                            1 Gbps                100 Mbps                      4 Mbps                    1024 Kbps                 512 Kbps          64 Kbps
National backbone research network
                   ~100 Institutes
                   35 Points of presence
                   Optical fibers
                     • 15yr dark fiber lease (IRU)
                     • 8.410 Km
                     • Metro networks in Athens
                       and Thessaloniki
                     • Local fiber connections in 34
                       cities
GRNET: Part of the pan-European research
                 network
Main GRNET DataCenter
•   25 racks
•   400+ dense servers
•   30.000 Virtual Machines
•   4PetaBytes storage
•   1.7MW /16ΚW per rack
•   10Gbps secure interconnection
•   Disaster Recovery Datacenter (outside Athens)
       • To be deployed nearby a hydroelectic station of PPC (Green
         Datacenter)
Prof panayiotis tsanakas_digital_trends_11
Prof panayiotis tsanakas_digital_trends_11
GR-IX: National Greek Internet Exchange
Pithos
     On-line storage service (Cloud Storage)
•   50GByte per user (member of the R&E community)
•   Application integration
•   File sharing and synchronisation
•   User authentication via federated AAI
~Okeanos
 a new Infrastructure-as-a-Service facility
- Server, network, storage for All:
      - Universities, Research Centers/Institutes, Labs, Courses, Ac. Staff,
        Students, Researchers, Adm. Personnel
- Fast set-up, using friendly on-line tools
- Equivalent to Amazon, Rackspace, Nimbula, Nebula,
  GoGrid commercial services
- Based on open-source components
- Now in alpha testing (300 users)
- More than 30.000 virtual machines - 4PetaBytes
  storage
~Okeanos
virtual components

      Virtual Machines

      Virtual Ethernets

        Virtual Disks

      Virtual Firewalls
~Okeanos
typical virtual set-up
~Okeanos service characteristics
• Goal: Production-quality IaaS
• Target group: GRNET’s customers
   – direct: IT depts of connected institutions
   – indirect: university students, researchers in
     academia
• Users manage resources over
   – a simple, web UI, or
   – a REST API, for full programmatic control
Cloud-based Services for R&E
•   Gr/SSaS
•   e:Presence
•   Eudoxus
•   live@GRNET
•   Student discount cards service
•   Anafandon
•   HPC delivery
•   Digital school services
GRNET Vision

Unified e-infrastructures: network, computing
& storage:
  – Feasible (Economies of scale)
  – Sustainable (low TCO)
  – Reliable (professional support)
  – Advanced (high-performance for all member
    institutions)
  – Scalable (standards-based)
  – Adding value (enhanced R&E applications)
Thank you!

tsanakas@grnet.gr

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Prof panayiotis tsanakas_digital_trends_11

  • 1. The Adoption of Cloud Computing by the Public Bodies The GRNET Case Prof Panayiotis Tsanakas GRNET Chairman
  • 2. GRNET ROLE 1. Develops unified e-Infrastructures (network-storage- computing) 2. Operates 24/7 horizontal e-Insfrastructures and and services for the entire research and education community 3. Promotes open knowledge communities on ICT 4. Supports massive initiatives for the improvement of ICT utilisation in education 5. Advises/supports the government on strategic ICT issues 6. Consists the national Research & Education Network (NREN) for the international research networking bodies
  • 4. Research network hierarchy 1 Gbps 34 Mbps 34 Mbps auth uom, teith uom, teith 100 Mbps 1024 Kbps 2 Mbps sch igme-2, oipp, cedefop, afs ceti, teikav, ilsp AMREJ, ISTF, INIMA, Xanthi MARNET, BIHARNET, 2 Mbps 100 Mbps RoDUnet Thessaloniki-2 Thessaloniki sch 2 Mbps Vivodi, PanafoNet, iti, utnc, itsak, komvos, GlobalOne, IDEALnet, 34 Mbps Compulink, Internet Hellas- teiser, teikoz uoi SEEREN STET, AT&TGlobal 100 Mbps Network, NetOne, Grapes, 2 Mbps sch HellasOnLine, Altec CN, uion OTEnet, Forthnet, 512 Mbps 34 Mbps AIX SparkNet, Tellas, Equant teiep uth 4 Mbps Larissa-2 Larissa Ioannina-2 gscp 2 Mbps 2 Mbps Ioannina teilar hua-ypepth-teihal-teilam- 100 Mbps hafa-rae-pi schools- sch 1 Gbps otesearch-kethi-cres- aegean bioacademy-eugefound- sch aueb elot-certh-ntua2-ncmr-ekdd- teipir Athens-2 noa-fleming-syzefxis-grnet- 34 Mbps teiath, aua-gsrt-fireacad- upatras sch parliament-asfa-kape Patra-2 4 Mbps 1024 Kbps eap Athens ilsp-igme 2 Mbps Patra 2.5 Athens-3 Gbps 512 Kbps upatras, teipat, uop, iceht, teiep, uth, oasp, pasteur, teimes, teiep selete, ipthil 1024 Mbps 256 Kbps Acropolis teikal Syros teikal-hndc Ilissos GEANT 128 Kbps (Athens) teikav 1 Gbps 1 Gbps unipi, ariadne-t, 64 Kbps panteion, ekt, 1 Gbps Cyprus aegean, shc nestor aua, uoa, hua, ntua, ypepth grnet-grid GEANT 34 Mbps 100 Mbps uoc, forth sch Chania 4 Mbps 100 Mbps Herakleio-2 teiher Rethymn sch 2 Mbps o sch Herakleio Herakleio imbc 2.5 Gbps 155 Mbps 34 Mbps 2 Mbps 256 Kbps 128 Kbps 1 Gbps 100 Mbps 4 Mbps 1024 Kbps 512 Kbps 64 Kbps
  • 5. National backbone research network  ~100 Institutes  35 Points of presence  Optical fibers • 15yr dark fiber lease (IRU) • 8.410 Km • Metro networks in Athens and Thessaloniki • Local fiber connections in 34 cities
  • 6. GRNET: Part of the pan-European research network
  • 7. Main GRNET DataCenter • 25 racks • 400+ dense servers • 30.000 Virtual Machines • 4PetaBytes storage • 1.7MW /16ΚW per rack • 10Gbps secure interconnection • Disaster Recovery Datacenter (outside Athens) • To be deployed nearby a hydroelectic station of PPC (Green Datacenter)
  • 10. GR-IX: National Greek Internet Exchange
  • 11. Pithos On-line storage service (Cloud Storage) • 50GByte per user (member of the R&E community) • Application integration • File sharing and synchronisation • User authentication via federated AAI
  • 12. ~Okeanos a new Infrastructure-as-a-Service facility - Server, network, storage for All: - Universities, Research Centers/Institutes, Labs, Courses, Ac. Staff, Students, Researchers, Adm. Personnel - Fast set-up, using friendly on-line tools - Equivalent to Amazon, Rackspace, Nimbula, Nebula, GoGrid commercial services - Based on open-source components - Now in alpha testing (300 users) - More than 30.000 virtual machines - 4PetaBytes storage
  • 13. ~Okeanos virtual components Virtual Machines Virtual Ethernets Virtual Disks Virtual Firewalls
  • 15. ~Okeanos service characteristics • Goal: Production-quality IaaS • Target group: GRNET’s customers – direct: IT depts of connected institutions – indirect: university students, researchers in academia • Users manage resources over – a simple, web UI, or – a REST API, for full programmatic control
  • 16. Cloud-based Services for R&E • Gr/SSaS • e:Presence • Eudoxus • live@GRNET • Student discount cards service • Anafandon • HPC delivery • Digital school services
  • 17. GRNET Vision Unified e-infrastructures: network, computing & storage: – Feasible (Economies of scale) – Sustainable (low TCO) – Reliable (professional support) – Advanced (high-performance for all member institutions) – Scalable (standards-based) – Adding value (enhanced R&E applications)