The feasibility study for the EcoMultiCloud solution has been developed according to the following main activities:
• Analysis of the value proposition and technical feasibility of the proposed solution, including the definition of a work plan for phase 2 and relevant partnerships);
• Definition of a specific business plan for the proposed solution, including the following analysis: market size and barriers, customer groups and needs, competitors and strategy to face competition, SWOT, business model, go-to-market strategy and commercialisation plan, financial plan.
• Definition of existing relevant IPRs and knowledge protection plan.
The performed activities allowed us to:
a) Verify the interest in EcoMultiCloud solution with potential customers. In particular, we received the expressions of interest from Telecom Italia for participating in the development and testing of the solution in Phase 2.
b) Define the business model to be followed for our solution commercialization, also based on feedback from engaged customers
c) Fully evaluate the technical and operational feasibility of transferring the Workload consolidation solution from a single DC to the Inter-Cloud scenario. As well as perform a risk assessment to identify the technical gap to be filled and identify the specific tasks which are beyond our main expertise.
d) Design a clear, measurable and realistic Work Plan for the next 18 months, including all the tasks to be performed in order to upgrade our current solution to a TRL9, including subcontracted ones.
e) Finally, assess the steps in the roadmap from testing and validating the final version of EcoMultiCloud solution in an operational environment to building the commercialization chain analysing key stakeholders. Define the marketing strategy to be followed.
