This interview is part of a section on commercial cloud procurement, published in the March 2024 issue of the GÉANT CONNECT Magazine (CONNECT45). We also suggest reading “How GÉANT Cloud Frameworks outline the cloudscape of European R&E“. Since 2016, GÉANT and the European NRENs – both via GÉANT projects and other EC-funded projects – have played an instrumental role in unlocking the innovative potential of commercial cloud services for the European Research and Education community. The joint procurement and delivery of two very large-scale cloud framework agreements to all of Europe’s R&E institutions has been widely recognised as ground-breaking (see the article How GÉANT Cloud Frameworks outline the cloudscape of...

This article is part of a section on commercial cloud procurement, published in the March 2024 issue of the GÉANT CONNECT Magazine (CONNECT45). We also suggest reading “From the OCRE project to EOSC Future – lessons learned in commercial cloud procurement“. In the rapidly evolving global landscape of Research and Education, cloud-based services have become a driving force for innovation, tapping into every digitised field and in all areas. The increasing adoption of commercial cloud services in parallel with community cloud is helping to advance research globally, fostering the digitisation of education, and transforming the way institutions access resources and utilise them. In this context, the GÉANT cloud frameworks –...