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EUROWIND MANDATE

Securing the Future of EuroWind's Energy Grid

Secure, sovereign cloud operations for EuroWind's critical analytics

Predictive Maintenance
Resource-intensive analytics workloads running continuously.
Grid Load Optimization
High compute demand with strict operational reliability needs.
Weather Tracking
Real-time data processing that directly affects dispatch quality.
Hyperscaler dilemma
Critical analytics run primarily on US cloud providers.
Need for sovereign cloud control on EU-hosted infrastructure.
Compliance pressure
GDPR, EU Data Act, and CLOUD Act exposure raise legal red flags.
Jurisdictional clarity with auditable data residency by design.
Target state requirement
Sovereign EU hosting and no lock-in without slowing developers.
Portable platform model that preserves developer speed and scalability.
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THE SOLUTION

A Self-Hostable Cloud
for Critical Infrastructure

Sovereign cloud experience on any infrastructure with strong enterprise economics

Any Infrastructure
Bare Metal · EU DC · Sovereign Cloud
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EuroWind Apps
Analytics · Operations · Monitoring
Heavy analytics workloads create high and unpredictable cloud spend.
More efficient resource model with significantly lower TCO.
Regulatory pressure from GDPR, EU Data Act, and CLOUD Act exposure.
Sovereign EU data residency and clear jurisdictional control.
Vendor dependency makes migration and architecture choices harder.
Portable operating model across bare metal, EU DC, and on-prem.
Platform change often slows engineering delivery.
Developer speed preserved with declarative, production-parity workflows.
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DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE

Focus on Code,
Not Kubernetes

Raw Kubernetes Stack (many files)
# deployment.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: weather-analytics
  labels:
    app: weather-analytics
    tier: backend
spec:
  replicas: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: weather-analytics
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: weather-analytics
        tier: backend
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: weather-sa
      containers:
      - name: weather-api
        image: registry/eurowind/weather-analytics:v42
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
        envFrom:
        - secretRef:
            name: weather-secrets
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: "500m"
            memory: "512Mi"
          limits:
            cpu: "2"
            memory: "2Gi"
        readinessProbe:
          httpGet: { path: /health, port: 8080 }
          initialDelaySeconds: 10
        livenessProbe:
          httpGet: { path: /health, port: 8080 }
          initialDelaySeconds: 20
---
# service.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: weather-analytics
spec:
  type: ClusterIP
  selector:
    app: weather-analytics
  ports:
  - name: http
    port: 80
    targetPort: 8080
---
# ingress.yaml
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: weather-ingress
  annotations:
    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /
spec:
  tls:
  - hosts: [weather.eurowind.internal]
    secretName: weather-tls
  rules:
  - host: weather.eurowind.internal
    http:
      paths:
      - path: /analytics
        pathType: Prefix
        backend:
          service:
            name: weather-analytics
            port:
              number: 80
---
# hpa.yaml
apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
  name: weather-analytics-hpa
spec:
  minReplicas: 3
  maxReplicas: 12
  metrics:
  - type: Resource
    resource:
      name: cpu
      target:
        type: Utilization
        averageUtilization: 70
  scaleTargetRef:
    apiVersion: apps/v1
    kind: Deployment
    name: weather-analytics
---
# networkpolicy.yaml
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: weather-analytics-policy
spec:
  podSelector:
    matchLabels:
      app: weather-analytics
  policyTypes: [Ingress, Egress]
  ingress:
  - from:
    - namespaceSelector:
        matchLabels: { name: ingress }
  egress:
  - to:
    - podSelector:
        matchLabels: { app: postgres }
---
# plus: Secret management, RBAC, cert rotation,
# CI glue, rollout strategy, and drift handling
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# ci.yml (single declarative file)
prepare:
  steps:
    - name: Install Dependencies
      command: pnpm install
    - name: Run Tests
      command: pnpm test

run:
  weather-analytics:
    plan: 21
    env:
      FORECAST_MODEL: arima-v3
      API_TOKEN: VAULT_WEATHER_API_TOKEN
    network:
      paths:
        - port: 8080
          path: /analytics
    steps:
      - name: Start Service
        command: pnpm start

  weather-db:
    provider:
      name: postgres
      version: v1
    plan:
      id: 0
One Declarative ci.ymlFewer Files, Less Ops OverheadProduction-Parity EnvironmentsPreview per Pull RequestManaged Containers + Virtual Clusters
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DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE

Integrated Lifecycle Overview

Compact end-to-end flow from development to operations

Code & Plan: Cloud IDE, local IDE integration, Git workflows, secrets, team collaboration.
Build: Declarative pipelines in ci.yml, CI profiles, API/CLI automation.
Test: Preview environments per PR with production parity and contextual review feedback.
Deploy: Managed Containers, Reactives, Virtual Clusters, managed services, secure networking.
Release: Domains, service providers, and automated release workflows.
Platform Administration: Usage and cost control, organizations, governance, user management.
Monitor: OpenTelemetry-based metrics, logs, request tracing, and usage insights.
Private Cloud: Self-hosted deployment options for sovereignty and full infrastructure control.
Development lifecycle diagram
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Strategic Value &
The Path Forward

Decision Drivers: Cost Efficiency and Sovereignty

Strong
Infrastructure Cost
Reduction (TCO)
100%
GDPR & EU Data Act
Compliance
US CLOUD Act
Exposure
Higher
Delivery & Operations Speed
(Development, Deployment, Runtime)
🔬 Proposed 2-Week Proof of Concept
Scope: PoC — migrate weather analytics to sovereign EU infrastructure without DX regression
Wk 1Install VCP on sovereign EU infrastructure · Migrate weather-analytics service via ci.yml · Verify data residency
Wk 2Connect CI/CD pipeline · Preview env per PR · Observability dashboard live · Sign-off by
✅ Success Metric: Production-like analytics flow live in EU infrastructure, measurable end-to-end speed gains (development, deployment, operations), clear cost delta, and zero data export risk
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