CINECA RESEARCH HUB

Powering Global Research Through Scalable IT Innovation

Needs

CINECA — a consortium of 70 universities, 2 government ministries, and 46 public institutions — is Italy’s largest computing center and a leading European supercomputing hub. Supporting global research means managing a complex ecosystem of 120+ specialized teams and, to accelerate development, testing, release, and monitoring while ensuring top security, reliability, and scalability, CINECA required a modern, agile IT strategy.

Solution

We partnered with CINECA to modernize its digital operations by:

Designing scalable architectures for top performance
Automating CI/CD pipelines for faster and reliable delivery
Promoting a collaborative DevOps culture for better coordination
Applying Agile methods for quicker, flexible innovation

The outcome is a modern, scalable IT ecosystem that accelerates service delivery, boost reliability, and strengthen CINECA’s leadership in global research.

Key elements for the solution

CI/CD pipelines
DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
Containerization (Docker)
Orchestration (Kubernetes)
Hybrid cloud environments

Benefits

Higher efficiency across the software lifecycle
Greater agility in releases
Faster development and deployment
Improved reliability and traceability
A more scalable, resilient IT architecture