1. CloudPYME: A Full Value-chain
Ecosystem for the
Provision of Modeling and
Simulation Services on
Cloud for SMEs

3. Mission Statement
To provide high performance computing and advanced
communications resources and services to the scientific
community of Galicia and to the Spanish National Research
Council (CSIC), as well as, to institutions and enterprises
with R&D&I activity.
To promote high quality research in Computational
Science in close collaboration with the research community
from Galicia as well as from other regions or countries all
over the world; contributing in this way to the advancement
of science, to transfer technology to industry and
administrations, and as consequence, to the welfare of
society as a whole.

4. HPC for SMEs
“… HIGHLIGHTS that HPC is a crucial asset for the EU's innovation
capacity and STRESSES its strategic importance to benefit the EU's
industrial capabilities as well as its citizens, by innovating industrial
products and services, increasing competitiveness, and addressing
grand societal and scientific challenges more effectively.”
Draft Council Conclusions on 'High Performance Computing: Europe's place in a
Global Race’” of March 27th, 2013
But for SMEs, HPC does not always mean big supercomputers

5. SIMULATION IN SMEs in Galicia (2004)
http://simula.cesga.es

6. Constraints
Open Source
Training,
V&V, and
consulting
External CPUs:
CLOUD
http://simula.cesga.es

7. CloudPYME Project
0448_CLOUDPYME_1_E

8. http://www.cloudpyme.eu
Technological Centres

9. Activities
• Identify, Verify and Validate Open Software
 Salome
 Code_aster
 OpenFOAM
• Training
• External Support
Technological Centres
• CPU on demand
Supercomputer Centres
or
Cloud Providers

10. CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
 CloudPYME Distribution
 SALOME
 CODE_ASTER
STORAGE
 HPC on Cloud
 CPUs on Demand
 Same CloudPYME Distribution

11. Full-Value-Chain Cloud Support
LEVEL 1
Application,
V&V, Training,
Modeling
LEVEL 2
Cloud Computing

12. Tested with companies
• Carpintaria Domingos Fernandes Ralha e Herdeiros
• Weproductise

13. What have we learnt?
• Open Source CAD is not welcome.
• CAE Open software is not easy to use, not
friendly. But IT is powerful.
• Bandwidth is a barrier. Another solution for
shared storage.
• Windows (SMEs) vs Linux world.
• New functionalities (as robust studies) are
more suitable for Cloud.

14. Next Step: CloudPYME 2
• Promote HPC, not only M&S
– Improve Cloud platform
– Open calls for experiments
– Consulting about usage of HPC
• Exploring the deployment of PLM among
SMEs
• Exploring and promoting Open Innovation
in SMEs.
• Visit: http://www.cloudpyme.eu/en
0682_CLOUDPYME2_1_E

15. Conclusions
• Simulation and HPC is a must for SMEs
• Still important barriers to adopt it
• Supercomputing centres have the
computing knowledge
• But need collaboration with Tech Centers
• Open Software and Cloud could help
adoption, but need improvements

16. Thanks! Q&A