EXCELLERAT P2 D4.4 Data Management and Data Analytics in EXCELLERAT

Access to high-performance computing resources for research and development partners is crucial for innovation. Furthermore, there is an inherent need for cooperative work in engineering applications. However, the technological potentials for cooperative work with high-performance computing resources are not fully exploited and, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, there exists a high threshold to make use of high-performance computing. This document therefore firstly reports on an essential systems analysis for identifying relevant requirements for high-performance computing in engineering applications. Second, this document reports on ease of use and information technological security concerns as crucial problems for relevant stakeholders with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. Third, this document reports on the envisaged approach to develop further the software tool SCALES from the first EXCELLERAT project as portal with an integrated connector for a federated engineering ecosystem to foster cooperative work while maintaining data security and ease of use for high-performance computing.