Imagine you run your business software on Amazon's cloud, but one day their prices jump or their service goes down. You're stuck — moving everything somewhere else would take months. DECIDE built a set of tools that let your application live across multiple clouds at once and automatically shift workloads to wherever gives you the best deal and performance. Think of it like having your electricity come from whichever power company offers the lowest rate right now, switching automatically. They even built a simulator that predicts how your app will perform on different cloud combinations before you commit.
Companies running cloud applications face vendor lock-in: once you build on one provider, switching or spreading across others is expensive and technically painful. Downtime, compliance requirements, and cost fluctuations force businesses to accept suboptimal deals. There is no easy way to simulate how your application would perform on different cloud combinations before committing real resources and money.
The project delivered a complete multi-cloud DevOps toolchain including: OPTIMUS (a simulation engine that predicts application performance across cloud combinations), DECIDE ADAPT (automated deployment orchestrator that provisions and adapts applications across clouds), a multi-cloud native application controller supporting multiple cloud systems and standards, ACSmI (a registry for discovering and assessing trusted cloud services), and DECIDE ARCHITECT (design patterns for multi-cloud applications). All components reached their final versions with 47 total deliverables.
If you are a digital health company dealing with strict data residency requirements and unpredictable patient traffic spikes — this project developed deployment tools and a simulation engine that automatically distribute your application across compliant cloud providers. The system was validated with an e-Health use case across 3 real-world scenarios with 10 technology partners.
If you are a gaming company dealing with latency-sensitive workloads that need to stay close to players across regions — this project developed a multi-cloud deployment orchestrator and the OPTIMUS simulation tool that evaluates the best cloud resource combinations for your performance requirements. The solution was validated with an online gaming use case built by a consortium of 7 industry partners.
If you are a telecom or managed services provider dealing with complex network management applications spread across data centers — this project developed a DevOps toolchain with continuous deployment and automatic adaptation capabilities for multi-cloud environments. The platform was tested in a network management use case and supports automated provisioning across heterogeneous cloud resources.
The DECIDE tools were developed as open research outputs. Licensing and pricing details are not specified in the project data. You would need to contact the coordinator (Tecnalia) to discuss commercial licensing terms or integration support costs.
The project built a final multi-cloud native application controller that extends support for multiple cloud systems and standards. The OPTIMUS simulation engine evaluates deployment topologies across different cloud resource alternatives. However, the solution was validated in 3 use cases — scaling beyond those scenarios would need further testing.
The project was coordinated by Tecnalia (Spain), a major research and innovation foundation, with 10 partners across 6 countries. IP ownership is typically shared among consortium members under Horizon 2020 rules. Licensing arrangements would need to be negotiated with the relevant partners.
The project explicitly aimed to create an ecosystem of legally compliant cloud services through its ACSmI component. The tools include mechanisms to register, discover, and assess cloud services for compliance. Specific GDPR certification details are not provided in the deliverables.
The project delivered final versions of all core components: the OPTIMUS simulation engine, the deployment orchestrator (ADAPT), and the integrated DevOps toolchain. These were validated across 3 use cases (e-Health, gaming, network management). The tools reached a validated prototype stage but there is no evidence of commercial deployment.
DECIDE was specifically designed around the DevOps approach. The final integrated DevOps toolchain includes deployment orchestration, monitoring, and automatic adaptation capabilities. The 47 deliverables include detailed technical specifications for integration.
This is a strong industry-driven consortium with 7 out of 10 partners coming from industry (70% ratio) and 5 being SMEs, which signals real commercial intent rather than a purely academic exercise. The coordinator, Tecnalia (Spain), is one of Europe's largest applied research organizations with deep industry connections. The 6-country spread (Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, UK) covers major European cloud markets. The absence of universities is notable — this was built by companies and research organizations focused on practical deployment, not theoretical papers.
Tecnalia Research & Innovation (Spain) — large applied research org, likely has technology transfer office handling licensing inquiries
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