FACIS Blog
Here you’ll find:
- Latest news and press coverage about FACIS
- Expert articles on various FACIS’ focus areas
- Interviews – either general insights into the project or discussions about specific research topics and work areas.
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It’s Time to Join Forces: Why Federations Are the Future-proof Ecosystems
In this interview, Hossein Rafieekhah gives the answers you need to know on pre-built blueprints for operating collaborative data ecosystems FACIS is developing.

FACIS complements LEAM in Powering Europe’s Digital Infrastructure for AI
With the recently started project LEAM, another lighthouse project for high performance European digital ecosystems and AI innovation has started. The session with Ernst Stöckl-Pukall and Henrik Schunk, moderated by

Workshop Day in Frankfurt | 10 June 2025 | Recap
The FACIS community met in Frankfurt to actively shape joint standards and elaborate new services for multi-cloud ecosystems. Find out more!

Easily Accessible and Community-Driven: Key Characteristics of FACIS’ Technical Solutions
Lauresha Toska, Technical Project Lead, about integrating the community at every project stage and how to enforce real interoperability. Read her interview, part of the series FACES of FACIS.

How Zero Trust and Confidential Computing Ensure Secure Data Flow in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
FACIS provides a framework of open standards and SLA Governance for secure data flow across borders and industries. But more is needed: Zero Trust and Confidential Computing are crucial.

Federating the Future: FACIS Connects the Dots for Europe and Beyond
With a business-first approach, the FACIS project supports the development of innovative business solutions. Project Lead Emma Wehrwein gives inspiring insights in her interview.

The Importance of SLAs (Service Level Agreements) in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
The “Multi Provider Cloud Edge Continuum” requires not only technical connections but also changes in the requirements for Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Emma Wehrwein and Oliver Schonschek go into more

Finding a Common SLA Language | #1 Workshop Recap on Joint SLA Governance for Service Providers
What are the key factors in developing multi-provider SLAs that are suitable for federated infrastructure and business services? This was the central question of the first FACIS workshop in Cologne.

Open Source and Interoperability as Key to Europe’s Competitiveness: eco Association Leads the New 8ra Project FACIS
The eco – Association of the Internet Industry is managing the newly launched FACIS project as part of the European infrastructure initiative IPCEI-CIS/8ra.

Press Release: eco Association to Lead the New 8ra FACIS Project
Eco leads the FACIS project management to advance open-source, interoperability, and Europe’s federated cloud-edge infrastructure.
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