CloudFerro sp. z o.o.

Main info

CloudFerro is Polish technological company established in 2015 by a group of experienced Polish IT managers and provider of computing cloud and storage space focused on Big Data storage and processing. About us:
- Infrastructure of servers and systems based in Tier3 independent data centers in Warsaw, Poland
- Certified for compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 standards
- Experienced 30 people team, including IT staff available on 24/7 basis: 20 full time engineers and programmers with specialization in cloud computing, design, implementation and management of advanced IT systems located in Warsaw office; 1 full time engineer delegated to ECMWF in Reading, Great Britain
- List of reliable subcontractors
- Main clients: European Space Agency (ESA), European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF)

Experience

CloudFerro services are based on a consistent cloud computing system delivered to customers in a service model (IaaS):

- Cloud computing based on OpenStack software
- Dedicated bare-metal servers integrated within a single user interface
- Additional complementary services (domains, IP addresses, Internet access, data transmission, DDoS mitigation services)

Fully managed cloud solutions:
- Public Cloud – rich functionality, high performance, high efficiency, instant scaling
- Private Cloud – secure, dedicated resources, fully isolated, possible installation on customer premises
- Hybrid Cloud – combines advantages of private and public cloud models

Succeses and awadrs

Best in Cloud - 2018
Teraz Polska - 2018

Experience in Big Science projects

Copernicus DIAS (CREODIAS) for ESA and EU

- Data Integration and Analysis System
- Vast Data Offer online with full Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3, Sentinel-5p and Sentinel-1 GRD data plus Sentinel-1 SLC for Europe and 6 months of global SLC data
- Data indexing and search with ordering of remote data to the online cache
- Rich data access modes: object S3 compatible interface, file system access via NFS, WMS/WMTS interfaces
- Up-to 30 PByte of data during 3,5 years
- Extensive cloud processing offer based on CloudFerro OpenStack cloud with Virtual Machines, Dedicated Server Virtual Machines, baremetal servers, GPU processing and many other features
- Well documented open source solutions available via REST API, command line or interactive interface
- Dedicated support with deep understanding of clients needs
- Unique integration of big data storage and cloud processing

Potential for cooperation

- Cloud computing environment based on Openstack system with all key elements: virtual machines, dedicated baremetal servers, containers, operating system and software images
- Storage services: volume storage: magnetic HDD storage, fast SSD storage, backup solution (in remote locations), image service (OpenStack Glance), snapshots, object storage [REQ-4] and free access to Earth Observation (EO) big data storage with satellite data and additional data services like data disk upload and download
- Data related services: free CREODIAS Data Offer interface and EO Browser, extended OGC WMS processing of EO Data (as opposed to basic OGC WMS service which is a part of a free CREODIAS Data Offer), and Catalogue Services
- Virtual networking services: virtual networks, virtual routers, Internet connectivity, public IP numbers, Load Balancer as a Service virtual (LBaaS) appliance, fixed bandwidth Internet connectivity;
- Security services: authentication and authorization service (OpenStack Keystone), access groups, Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) virtual appliance, VPN as a Service (VPNaaS) appliance, software upgrades.
- Additional services: cloud orchestration solution, general reporting and monitoring services, direct data connections to the platform, data marketplace application, elements of application marketplace, engineering support and engineering consulting and project implementation