Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for carrying out R&D in IT, Electronics and associated areas.

C-DAC has today emerged as a premier R&D organization in IT&E (Information Technologies and Electronics) in the country working on strengthening national technological capabilities in the context of global developments in the field and responding to change in the market need in selected foundation areas.

As an institution for high-end Research and Development (R&D), C-DAC has been at the forefront of the Information Technology (IT) revolution, constantly building capacities in emerging/enabling technologies and innovating and leveraging its expertise, caliber, skill sets to develop and deploy IT products and solutions for different sectors of the economy, as per the mandate of its parent, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India and other stakeholders including funding agencies, collaborators, users and the market-place. 

Openstack based product: “Meghdoot”

Meghdoot is a comprehensive free and open source cloud suite designed and developed by C-DAC as an outcome of National Resource Centre for Free and Open Source Software. This Openstack based cloud suite comprises of various FOSS tools across all layers of cloud with in-house developments to offer value added features and functionalities for a stable cloud environment. The suite transforms the conventional data centre to cloud offering customized cloud services.

Openstack based services:

i. Establishment of Cloud with Openstack based Cloud suite named Meghdoot

ii. Customization of Openstack services and workflow based on the requirements of clients

iii. Consultancy and Training services iv. Management, maintenance, operation and support for cloud environment