Shared data storage service wins innovative procurement prize

An open cloud data storage service shared by 10 public research organisations from seven European countries has been recognised for its innovative use of procurement.

The Helix Nebula Science Cloud won the Procura+ Award for outstanding innovation through pre-commercial procurement–the procurement of research and development of new innovative solutions before they become commercially available.

The cloud service aims to meet the demands of large-scale scientific projects for big data storage and analysis tools. The consortium–headed by CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research–required a service that was more adaptable to changing needs, and that provided a cloud-based syste...