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| 2 | +layout: post |
| 3 | +title: "Final report for funded Sovereign Cloud Stack project (German)" |
| 4 | +category: release |
| 5 | +author: |
| 6 | + - "Sovereign Cloud Stack" |
| 7 | +avatar: |
| 8 | + - "SCS_logo.png" |
| 9 | +image: "pile-3324375_1280.jpg" |
| 10 | +--- |
| 11 | +## Success finalization of the funded Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) project |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Next to a project sketch, lots of forms and the already public articles |
| 14 | +and documentation, a funded project als requires a final report. |
| 15 | +The format of it predefined and parts 1 and 2 are meant for publication. |
| 16 | +To that end, they have been handed in at the Technical Information Library |
| 17 | +(TIB) of the Leibniz Institute in Hanover on 2025-03-24. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +To make these document more easily accessible to our community, we are |
| 20 | +publishing the report here as well, hoping that other projects can |
| 21 | +benefit from the gained experience in the technical domain, but particularly |
| 22 | +also in the way we have approached the processes and structure of the |
| 23 | +funded project. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Final report |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +The report consists of many tables and forms and multiple pieces of text. |
| 28 | +We are publishing the following parts: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +<ul> |
| 31 | +<li><a href="{% asset 'documents/01_Schlussbericht-Teil1.pdf' @path %}">Part 1: Cover sheet and Short report (2p.)</a></li> |
| 32 | +<li><a href="{% asset 'documents/02_Schlussbericht-Teil2.pdf' @path %}">Part 2: Result measuerment (20p.)</a></li> |
| 33 | +<li><a href="{% asset 'documents/05_Anlage_zur_Liste-Veroeffentlichungen.pdf' @path %}">Appendix to part 2: Publication list</a></li> |
| 34 | +</ul> |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Please note that the report is available in German language only. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +## And on we go |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +The continuation of SCS is based on two pillars. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +The first pillar is the evolution of the SCS standards, they development of |
| 43 | +compliance tests, certifications and the dissemination and adoption of the |
| 44 | +standards. This is driven by a group inside the |
| 45 | +[OSBA](https://osb-alliance.de), the *Forum SCS-Standards*. |
| 46 | +For this, the OSBA has created positions for employees to ensure there is real |
| 47 | +progress. To fund it, 14 founding companies (meanwhile 17) are paying an extra |
| 48 | +membership fee. The standardization governance has been placed inside a |
| 49 | +non-profit organization on purpose, ensuring neutrality. This continues to |
| 50 | +happen in close collaboration with [ALASCA e.V>](https://alasca.cloud/). |
| 51 | +More information is available in a [press release on the Forum SCS-Standards](https://www.sovereigncloudstack.org/announcements/osba-forum-scs-standards/). |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +The other pillar is the continuation of the software engineering work on |
| 54 | +the SCS Software (reference implementation). Beyond volunteers, this is primarily |
| 55 | +driven by technology companies who have invested into SCS already during the |
| 56 | +funded project phase. They are expanding their open source business models |
| 57 | +and fund the open source software developemt through commerical service offers |
| 58 | +(such as e.g. subscriptions for maintenance and support but also consulting |
| 59 | +or training offers). One visible result of the evolution is the |
| 60 | +[Release 8 of the SCS reference implementation](https://www.sovereigncloudstack.org/announcements/release8/). |
| 61 | +Thanks to the existing usage of SCS, this is standing on a solid ground. |
| 62 | +Also, new companies have emerged and are of course welcome. |
| 63 | +To deliver on the aspiration to create a large platform for Europe, |
| 64 | +a lot more growth of the network is desirable. |
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