SoBigData.it D1.2 - Plan for the acquisition and installation of new computational resources

The SoBigData Research Infrastructure (RI) has the ambition to support the rising demand for cross- disciplinary research and innovation on the multiple aspects of social complexity from combined data and model-driven perspectives and the increasing importance of ethics and data scientists' responsibility as a pillar of trustworthy use of Big Data and analytical technology. Digital traces of human activities offer a considerable opportunity to scrutinise the ground truth of individual and collective behaviour at an unprecedented detail and on a global scale. Work Package 1 (WP1) focuses on the creation of computational nodes within the SoBigData RI by connecting data centres to the RI network. This initiative aims to enhance the RI storage and computing capabilities, ensuring both short and long-term scalability, robustness, availability, and reliability of services. Furthermore, it integrates state-of-the-art nodes in the domains of pervasive computing and networking, as well as beyond 5G networks. These nodes are built using the latest-generation architectures and technologies, encompassing edge and far-edge devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), and next-generation networks. By adopting this comprehensive approach, SoBigData provides access to state-of-the-art data centres while embracing advanced solutions for decentralised data centres of the future. This decentralised infrastructure spans from the cloud to the network periphery, forming a continuum of distributed data processing and networking resources. This Deliverable documents the plan for the acquisition and installation of new computational resources. The deliverable consists of 5 sections: Section 1 briefly introduces the role of this deliverable and highlights the composition of the infrastructure and its organisation in a multi-site, comprising central and peripheral sites. Sections 2, 3, and 4 provide detailed plans for the acquisition and installation of computational and hardware resources related to green data centres, pervasive computing, and beyond 5G networks. Specifically, Section 2 outlines the plan for green data centres. Section 3 focuses on the plan for pervasive computing and networking nodes. Section 4 details the plan for implementing the architectural framework of the infrastructure representing the beyond 5G node. Finally the report concludes with Section 5.