Tender Details

Country: Italy
Summary: Acquisition of an Advanced Hierarchical Data Storage Management System
ITT Ref No: 125986454
Deadline: 25 Oct 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: 590742-2025
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Description:
Further details of the scope and overview of the procurement are provided below: ECMWF-s data archive is based on HPSS (High Performance Storage System) software and underpinned by large capacity disk and automated tape library infrastructure. Overall HPSS holds 1.5 Exabytes of data and the expectation is that by the end of 2032 they will have grown to hold well over 4 exabytes. HPSS is primarily used by two applications, both developed at ECMWF; MARS and ECFS: MARS, the Meteorological Archival and Retrieval System, provides access to a powerful abstraction engine that allows the thousands of registered users to access the meteorological data that has been collected or generated at ECMWF for more than 40 years. ECFS, the ECMWF Common File System, provides users with a logical view of a seemingly very large file system and is used for data in formats that are not suitable for storing in MARS. The archives are very busy, most of their activity is responding to read workloads from the HPC systems. However, around 620TB of new data is being added every day, and it is expected that daily growth will be close to 1.5PB following the introduction of the new HPC in 2027. Further details on activity and existing equipment will be provided in the ITT. The intention is to determine whether to remain with HPSS or to migrate to a new storage solution, whichever provides the most compelling case based on long-term growth potential, stability and pricing. ECMWF is seeking to enter a ...
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Acquisition of an Advanced Hierarchical Data Storage Management System - Italy Tender

The EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS (ECMWF), a Government sector organization in Italy, has announced a new tender for Acquisition of an Advanced Hierarchical Data Storage Management System. This tender is published on ItalyTenders under ITT Ref No: 125986454 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-10-25.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.