European Union · Government of Romania · Structural Instruments 2014-2020
Competitiveness Operational Programme 2014-2020

Project SMIS 124530

“Interdisciplinary R&D&I Cloud Centre and massive data infrastructure at Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava”, a project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

Illustration: the SMIS 124530 project file and milestones 2021, 2022, 2023
SMIS 2014+ code
124530
Beneficiary
“Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava
Status
✓ Completed
Programme
COP 2014-2020 · Priority Axis 1
Action
1.1.2 · Field of intervention 058
Implementation period
01.09.2021 – 31.08.2023
Funding

Project value

4,991,731.03 RON total value

of which 4,979,831.03 RON non-refundable financial assistance:

  • European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)4,232,856.38 RON
  • Government of Romania746,974.65 RON
General objective

To increase the research capacity of the University of Suceava by investing in Cloud infrastructure and integrating it into international Cloud structures and massive data infrastructures, in order to raise the level of scientific competitiveness.

Specific objectives →
Timeline

From project to operational centre

Project implementation starts; the management team is set up.

Procurement procedures: consultancy, equipment and software applications.

Delivery, installation and commissioning of the Cloud resource centre.

Implementation completed; financial audit and closing press release.

The Cloud USV Centre runs as a research infrastructure. See the centre →

The investment

Initial specifications

The funding application planned a hybrid hardware and software solution built on a data processing and storage platform, with the following components:

  • 1 × 42U rack
  • 2 × UPS units
  • 2 × modular security services appliances
  • 2 × top-of-rack switches
  • 2 × interconnect switches
  • 4 × hybrid processing–storage nodes
  • Interfaces and interconnection cables (SFP/QSFP etc.)
Illustration: server rack

The equipment actually acquired and the services offered today are described under Cloud Centre · Infrastructure & services.