European cloud/edge services

Introduction

DOME is a marketplace that aims to provide a seamless experience by offering a single aggregated catalogue of products delivered by pre-validated European providers. The key objectives of DOME include:

 

Overall, DOME aims to streamline the procurement journey, improve vendor selection, reduce search and evaluation time, facilitate product comparison, accelerate purchase processes, and simplify spending analysis. By achieving these objectives, DOME enhances the efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness of the marketplace, benefiting both buyers and providers within the European ecosystem.

A federation of European marketplaces

DOME aims to create a network of European marketplaces that work together to streamline service provisioning and increase the visibility of available services. Here's how the federated marketplace concept works:

Marketplace taxonomy

DOME can manage different types  of marketplaces:

Catalogue composition

At the core of the DOME marketplace is the DOME catalogue.The DOME catalogue has been designed to:

In summary, the DOME catalogue plays a crucial role in standardising product descriptions, enabling flexible selling plans and resource bundling, handling diverse payment models, facilitating sharing between federated marketplaces, and accommodating different types of cloud offerings. These features contribute to a more efficient and comprehensive marketplace experience for both sellers and customers.

Open and easy to integrate

DOME will be provided as open source and will be based on open standards.The main distinctive features are:

In summary, the DOME marketplace embraces open-source principles and is built on FIWARE BAE. It follows open standards such as Gaia-X specifications, TM Forum standards, W3C DID/VC for IAM, and W3C DCAT/DCAT-AP for data publication. These choices ensure compatibility, interoperability, and security within the marketplace ecosystem and enable seamless integration with other European initiatives and services.

A cloud/edge ecosystem

DOME's ambition is to create collaborative ecosystems that will support the market by achieving the following objectives:

Continuously Verify Service Compliancy: DOME aims to establish a system where service compliancy is continuously verified. This ensures that the services offered within the marketplace meet the required standards, regulations, and quality criteria. By maintaining a high level of service compliancy, DOME ensures trust and reliability for both vendors and customers.

Simplify Vendor Onboarding: DOME strives to simplify the onboarding process for vendors. By providing a standardised framework and guidelines, the platform allows vendors to easily join the marketplace. This streamlines the procurement process for public and private customers as they can reduce the time and effort spent on selecting new software vendors. With simplified vendor onboarding, customers can quickly and efficiently expand its pool of available services.

Simplify Procurement Practices: DOME aims to simplify procurement practices by providing a single space where they can access comprehensive information about various services. This includes detailed descriptions, pricing models, and other relevant information. Additionally, DOME offers intelligent comparison and selection features, allowing customers to make informed decisions based on their specific needs and requirements. This simplification of procurement practices saves time, reduces complexity, and enhances the efficiency of the procurement process.

Support System Integrators: DOME aims to support system integrators in composing new products and services, particularly in the edge-to-cloud continuum. By providing a collaborative environment and access to a wide range of services, DOME enables system integrators to leverage existing offerings and combine them in innovative ways. This encourages the creation of new value-added services and solutions, fostering innovation and driving the growth of the ecosystem.

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Figure 1- The DOME ecosystem

In summary, DOME's ambition is to create collaborative ecosystems that streamline service compliancy verification, simplify vendor onboarding, simplify procurement practices, and support system integrators in composing new products and services. By achieving these objectives, DOME aims to foster a vibrant marketplace that benefits both vendors and customers (Private or Public), ultimately driving innovation and delivering value to customers.