SAP’s contribution to IPCEI-CIS
Apeiro Reference Architecture
We are part of an EU initiative, an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) around Next Generation Cloud Infrastructures and Services (CIS). All participants together aim to build a high-performance cloud-edge infrastructure based on European values and ensure European competitiveness in the digital environment in the long term. The core aim is to create an overarching “cloud-edge continuum” that is not tied to individual providers. Our goal with ApeiroRA is to decisively strengthen the digital sovereignty for Europe.
Our mission
ApeiroRA is an acronym and stands for Apeiro-Reference-Architecture
The project aims to develop a reference blueprint for an open, flexible, powerful, secure, and compliant next generation cloud-edge continuum. The reference will be made available in true open source as a straightaway usable construction kit that provides blueprints and re-usable components for central building blocks. It forms the centerpiece proposal for all EU participants to align on joint interoperability standards. ApeiroRA therefore will provide a strong fundament for conformance, future software development, compatible deployments, and usage of interoperable cloud services reinforcing the common target of a cloud-edge continuum in Europe.
Yes, Apeiro-Reference-Architecture is created open!
ApeiroRA’s development mode is not the Cathedral, but is characterized by decentralized collaboration, open transparency, and rapid iteration in open source. Projects developed in ApeiroRA are made available under enterprise friendly open-source licenses and standards, and where appropriate, the projects are planned to be moved under neutral community governance. All projects aim to contribute and collaborate with other accepted and defining open-source projects, for example from the Linux Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, Apache Software Foundation, or GAIA-X, which together form a de-facto (EU-wide) digital commons.
ApeiroRA produces digital sovereignty at scale by offering a common baseline of well-accepted open standards without boiling the ocean or re-inventing the wheel. The ApeiroRa project is investing and providing the first step. You can shape the next step with us!
