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HyperOpenX: Forging the Future of Open and Sovereign Cloud Computing

The Ambitious Vision of HyperOpenX

HyperOpenX is a groundbreaking initiative designed to revolutionize the cloud computing landscape by creating a truly open and convergent cloud ecosystem. This ambitious project unites France’s leading cloud technology innovators, fostering collaboration and driving the development of cutting-edge solutions validated through real-world use cases. HyperOpenX champions the principles of open source and digital sovereignty, empowering users with the freedom to use, study, modify, and deploy services without vendor lock-in.

Breaking Down Barriers: HyperOpenX directly tackles key technological challenges hindering the widespread adoption of advanced cloud services. These include:

  • Streamlining Operational Security: Automating the integration of security mechanisms (SecOps) directly into deployment profiles, simplifying security management.
  • Enabling Predictive Maintenance: Implementing automated, intelligent maintenance processes to maximize service uptime and reliability.
  • Guaranteeing Interoperability: Creating a unified platform where a multitude of cloud services can operate in harmony.

SlapOS: The Powerhouse Behind Decentralized Cloud Orchestration

SlapOS, a decentralized, open-source cloud management system developed by Nexedi, serves as the bedrock of the HyperOpenX project. This powerful platform automates the deployment, management, and optimization of applications and services across a vast range of infrastructures—from traditional bare metal servers to modern virtualized environments and containers. SlapOS effectively combines the functionalities of a container orchestrator, a configuration management system, and a distributed operating system into a single, comprehensive cloud computing solution.

SlapOS: A Catalyst for HyperOpenX’s Success

SlapOS is not just a component; it’s the driving force behind many of HyperOpenX’s innovative solutions:

  • Powering hyper_edge (Convergent PaaS): SlapOS forms the core of “hyper_edge,” the project’s cutting-edge convergent Platform as a Service. It empowers automated management of distributed applications across their entire lifecycle, from deployment to scaling and maintenance.
  • Orchestrating hyper_db (Clustered Database as a Service): For “hyper_db,” SlapOS provides the orchestration and management capabilities needed to seamlessly deploy, scale, and maintain clustered relational database instances.
  • Championing Interoperability: SlapOS’s inherently open and modular architecture ensures seamless compatibility across a wide array of Linux distributions and other POSIX-compliant systems. This flexibility enables diverse deployment scenarios, including edge computing, IoT deployments, and even environments lacking continuous internet access.
  • Automating for Efficiency: SlapOS is instrumental in realizing HyperOpenX’s automation goals. It plays a vital role in automating operational security processes and enabling intelligent predictive maintenance, directly addressing key technological hurdles.

SlapOS: A Cornerstone of Innovation and Digital Sovereignty

SlapOS is more than just a technical tool; it embodies the core values of HyperOpenX. Its use ensures that the project’s cloud solutions are not only technologically advanced but also deeply aligned with the principles of open source and digital sovereignty. By leveraging SlapOS, HyperOpenX fosters:

  • Flexible, Secure, and Resilient Cloud Services: SlapOS facilitates the deployment of robust and adaptable cloud services that can meet the evolving needs of users.
  • Innovation and Collaboration: The open nature of SlapOS encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing within the French tech ecosystem, driving continuous innovation.
  • A Stronger European Cloud Ecosystem: HyperOpenX, powered by SlapOS, contributes to a more independent and resilient European cloud landscape, reducing reliance on non-European providers.

HyperOpenX: A Modular Architecture for a Convergent Cloud

HyperOpenX’s strength lies in its modular design, featuring a suite of interconnected components, each addressing a critical aspect of modern cloud computing:

  • hyper_edge: A convergent PaaS, powered by SlapOS, enabling automated deployment and management of distributed services across their lifecycle.
  • hyper_cdn: A high-performance, HTTP/3-based Content Delivery Network, leveraging a distributed Public Key Infrastructure for enhanced security and efficiency.
  • hyper_db: A robust, scalable, and highly available clustered relational Database as a Service, orchestrated by SlapOS.
  • hyper_sec: Security Operations (SecOps) as a Service, automating security policy enforcement and threat management.
  • hyper_space: A unified data space designed for seamless multi-cloud data management, access, and exploitation.
  • And more: HyperOpenX continues to expand its capabilities, exploring new frontiers in cloud innovation.

A Roadmap for Success: The project adheres to a well-defined 36-month roadmap, ensuring a structured and iterative development process:

  1. Proof of Concept (POC): Demonstrating the feasibility of core technologies through initial prototypes.
  2. Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Delivering core functionalities to validate key concepts and gather user feedback.
  3. Minimum Lovable Product (MLP): Enhancing the user experience and adding features to delight early adopters.
  4. Minimum Marketable Product (MMP): Releasing a commercially viable and market-ready solution.

Real-World Validation: HyperOpenX goes beyond theoretical development. Validation pilots with industry partners are integral to the project, ensuring that the developed technologies are rigorously tested and refined in real-world scenarios.

Open Calls for Broader Impact: To maximize its impact, HyperOpenX actively engages the broader digital ecosystem through funded open calls. These initiatives encourage wider adoption of the developed technologies and foster innovation across various sectors.

HyperOpenX represents a bold step towards a more open, innovative, and sovereign cloud computing future for France and Europe. By combining cutting-edge technologies, a collaborative approach, and a strong focus on real-world applications, HyperOpenX is poised to reshape the European cloud computing landscape.

Partners

Partners bring various scientific, technological, and industrial contributions, ranging from system reproducibility and network resilience to specific solutions like orchestrators, cloud management platforms, and initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of clouds.

Contributors

  • Nexedi: Contributes to several components, notably hyper_edge, hyper_space, and validates other components.
  • Rapid.Space: Involved in several components such as hyper_cdn, hyper_sec, hyper_space.
  • Clever Cloud: Contributes to hyper_cdn and hyper_orchestra.
  • Signal18: Contributor for hyper_db.
  • Patrowl: Contributes to hyper_sec.
  • Teralab: Involved in hyper_space.
  • BSO: Contributor for hyper_managed.
  • ECORP: Contributor for hyper_ecloud.
  • OpenSVC: Contributor for hyper_orchestra.
  • Vates: Contributor for hyper_sev.
  • Cap Digital: Responsible for the open calls.

Validation Pilots:

  • Abilian and Jamespot test hyper_db and hyper_edge for their respective applications.
  • Ateme pilots hyper_cdn for video broadcasting with CO2 minimization.
  • E.corp and Nexedi test hyper_ecloud for a cloud aimed at smartphones.
  • SenX uses hyper_space for the computation of cloud exploitation automation models.
  • Scaleway and Ateme: Validate hyper_cdn.
  • Rapid.Space: Validates several components, including hyper_sec.
  • Nexedi and SenX: Validate hyper_space.
  • E.corp: Validates hyper_managed and is also involved as a contributor for hyper_ecloud.

Focus on Abilian

Abilian plays multiple roles, primarily as both a contributor and a validator for specific components of the project.

Roles and Contributions

  • Validator for hyper_edge and hyper_db: Abilian, along with other partners like Jamespot, is involved in validating the “hyper_edge” (a Platform as a Service for automated exploitation of convergent distributed services) and “hyper_db” (a clustered relational database as a service). Validation involves testing these services to ensure they meet the project’s standards and objectives, particularly in terms of performance, security, and scalability.

Validation Pilots

  • Pilot for hyper_db: Abilian is directly involved in a validation pilot for “hyper_db” by implementing this service for its business CRM application. This involves leveraging the clustered relational database capabilities of “hyper_db” to support its CRM system, which is likely a significant use case demonstrating the database service’s scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Our Commitment to the Project

  • Demonstrating Real-world Application: By participating as a validator and engaging in a pilot project, we (Abilian) help demonstrate the practical applications and benefits of the “HyperOpenX” project’s offerings. This real-world application is crucial for identifying potential issues, validating the project’s technological solutions, and showcasing the project’s impact on actual business operations.
  • Feedback and Improvement: our experience in implementing and validating “hyper_edge” and “hyper_db” components provides valuable feedback to the project consortium. This feedback will drive further improvements, refinements, and adjustments to the project’s outputs, ensuring they are well-suited to meet the needs of businesses and other end-users.

Collaboration for Innovation

Abilian’s role exemplifies the collaborative effort within the “HyperOpenX” project, bringing together various stakeholders from the French tech ecosystem to innovate and develop open and convergent cloud technologies. By combining their expertise with that of other project partners, Abilian contributes to the overarching goal of advancing cloud computing technologies, fostering open-source principles, and enhancing digital sovereignty and innovation within France and potentially beyond.

Support

The project is partially funded by:

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