Modeling and simulation (M&S) is a key tool for the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry in order to create better products and processes. However, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are not using it with the same intensity as big companies, having some wellknown barriers: lack of trained people, expensive hardware and software, etc. CloudPYME is a project funded by POCTEP European project to promote the usage of M&S among SMEs of the metalmechanic sector on the Euroregion Galicia-North of Protugal where a Cloud service based on open software solutions and high-level technical support. The objectives, computing architecture and the results with test companies are presented, with a description of the leassons learned.

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

3. 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.
Mission Statement

4. Customers
• Universities of Galicia
• Regional Research Centers
• National Research Council Centers (CSIC)
• Hospitals
• Private Companies from any country
• Technological Centers
• Other Non Profit RTD Centers
Excellence in ManagementISO 9001:2008
Quality Management
UNE166002
R&D Management

5. GALICIAN WEATHER FORECAST
Daily Execution of Operational Weather Forecast
http://www.meteogalicia.es

6. HARBOR SAFATY
Daily Execution of Operational Oceanographic Forecast
http://www.puertos.es

7. Number of Computing Users

8. HPC SERVICES USER SATISFACTION LEVELS

9. SIMULATION IN SMEs (2004)

10. Constraints
Training,
V&V, and
consulting
Open Source
External CPUs:
CLOUD

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

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

13. CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
 CloudPYME Distribution
 SALOME
 CODE_ASTER
STORAGE
 Remote Storage
 Shared for SMEs employees
 Protected
 HPC on Cloud
 CPUs on Demand
 Same CloudPYME Distribution
 Classical Batch Queue
 Better Performance
 Must wait on Queue

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

15. Cloud Portal

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

17. 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.

18. Conclusions
• Simulation 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
• And…

20. Thanks! Q&A