Eligibility
This is an GÉANT framework available to HEAnet, its member institutes and consumers of its services.
Services Available under Framework
Thanks to a pan-European collaboration with GÉANT, the 2020 IaaS+ Framework covers Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and complementary Software as Service (SaaS). The framework offers a range of attractive IaaS cloud computing solutions, tailor-made and priced, for academia. A pan-European tender was conducted for 40 countries, with GÉANT acting as the central purchasing body on behalf of the NRENs and their member institutes.
The expanded IaaS framework will help accelerate cloud service adoption and is part of the larger Open Clouds for Research Environments (OCRE) project. This OCRE iteration has expanded its scope to include PaaS and complementary SaaS. The framework will enable education and research organisations to find the cloud-based tools that best fit their needs by providing a direct purchasing route.
The services available through the framework include, but are not limited to, the following:
| Artificial Intelligence | Blockchain | Compute | Containers |
| Databases | Developer Tools | Internet of Things | Migration & Transfer |
| Networking & Content Delivery | Quantum Technologies | Security, Identity & Compliance | Serverless |
| Storage | Virtual Machines | Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality |
Platform Providers & Re-sellers for Ireland are set out below.
| Platform | Re-seller |
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Rackspace
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Exoscale
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VSHN
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Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
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Sparkle
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Ionos Cloud
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Bechtle
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IBM
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SoftwareONE
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Microsoft Azure
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Micromail
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Oracle
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Logicalis
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Original Infrastructure Provider (OIP)
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CloudFerro
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Original Infrastructure Provider (OIP)
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CloudSigma
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Original Infrastructure Provider (OIP)
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Orange
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| Original Infrastructure Provider (OIP) |
Safespring
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Original Infrastructure Provider (OIP)
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Setcor
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Original Infrastructure Provider (OIP)
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T-Systems
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Expiry
This framework will expire on 30 November 2024.
More Detailed Information
Webinars and Presentations On-Demand – more will be added as they are published.
AWS – Introduction to AWS on the OCRE Framework – AWS/Rackspace Webinar
Google Cloud – Getting Started with Google Cloud – Google Cloud/Sparkle Webinar
Microsoft Azure – Introduction to Azure on the OCRE Framework – presentation slides
Microsoft Azure – Building a Scalable Cloud Architecture – presentation slides
Microsoft Azure – Hybrid learning made easy with LinkedIn – presentation slides
Microsoft Azure – GitHub and the future of software – presentation slides
Microsoft Azure – SQL Migrate, Modernise & Optimise – Webinar
Use Cases
The information bundle(s) for this framework can be requested here by selecting HEAnet Frameworks / Drawdowns / DPS / IaaSPlus.
For further information, please contact brokerage@heanet.ie.
