Scientific software SaaS Platform
Benefits
- Easy access to industrial computer codes
- No need to invest in computing equipments and / or annual licenses
- Very quick setup time (<1 day)
- Access to a marketplace for software developers
- Capitalize on own in-house software
Issue
The software developed for specific scientific uses are expensive. Moreover those available on the market are designed for a general use and may be not usable for particular applications in many scientific areas (Physical Fields: mechanics & materials, thermo-dynamic, thermal-hydraulic, electromagnetism, electronics / Life Sciences: biotech, medical / Applied Mathematics: complex systems, data science / ...).
This is the reason why thousands of companies develop or adapt their own in-house softwares. However other companies do not have access to these softwares which could be valuable for other uses.
Turning thousands of these in-house tools available for other companies would allow:
- in-house computer code developers to exploit their assets, making additional revenues;
- any company using scientific tools to access to tailor-made software for specific applications.
Solution
In order to capitalize on its Know-how in software development, but also to know and use new software at the cutting edge of technology ; EDF (the main French utilities company) wants to develop a “cloud computing”, SaaS platform dedicated to scientific and industrial studies:
- Offering a direct access to thousands existing software developed for 30 years by EDF and others companies,
- Enabling to adapt existing or developing new software;
- Easing the delivering of specific studies with specific data script and software;
- Centralizing the computational simulation software and experts in a web marketplace.
4 types of services are considered:
- 'Ready Made': offers a direct access to existing software;
- 'Tailor Made': adapts existing or developing new software;
- 'Sewing Shop': delivers specific studies with dedicated data scripts;
- 'Haute Couture': digital simulation framework.
This platform will be secured, ergonomic and available 24h/24h 7d/7. With the agreement of each user, the platform enables to share studies, scripts, to create user-groups, and the cross-evaluation and support on studies.