NUBISWARE SRL

Their core work

Nubisware is a Pisa-based software SME that builds cloud platforms, virtual research environments (VREs), and data services for European research infrastructures. They provide technical components for large-scale projects dealing with big data analytics, EOSC-compatible services, and open science platforms. Their work spans marine data systems, social mining infrastructure, and environmental monitoring tools — always as the technology provider enabling researchers to work with complex datasets.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Nubisware entered H2020 in 2019 with a clear focus on marine cloud infrastructure (Blue Cloud), building service catalogues and demonstrators for the Blue Economy. By 2020, their work broadened into general-purpose research infrastructure (SoBigData++) and environmental sustainability (MOVING), suggesting they are generalizing their cloud platform skills across diverse scientific domains. The shift from domain-specific marine VREs to multi-domain open science platforms indicates a company expanding its market beyond a single research community.

Nubisware is moving from niche marine data services toward becoming a general-purpose research infrastructure provider across environmental, social, and data science domains.

How they like to work

Nubisware operates primarily as a third-party contributor or junior partner rather than a consortium leader — they have never coordinated a project and served as third party in two of three engagements. Their 72 unique partners across 21 countries reflect the large consortia they join, not a self-built network. This profile suggests a specialist provider that gets brought in for specific technical deliverables rather than shaping project direction.

Through participation in large consortia, Nubisware has exposure to 72 partners across 21 countries, giving them broad European visibility. However, these connections are consortium-inherited rather than self-built, so direct working relationships are likely with a smaller subset.

What sets them apart

Nubisware occupies a useful niche as a small Italian software company that can plug into large research infrastructure projects and deliver cloud platform components. Their cross-domain experience — marine, social mining, mountain ecosystems — means they understand how to adapt platform tools to different scientific workflows. For consortium builders, they offer a flexible, EOSC-experienced IT partner without the overhead of engaging a large systems integrator.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SoBigData-PlusPlus
  Their only direct participation role, contributing to a major European integrated infrastructure for social mining and big data analytics with EUR 199,700 in funding.
• Blue Cloud
  Early entry into EOSC-aligned marine research infrastructure, building VREs and service catalogues for the Blue Economy community.