Deliverable D5.1 presents the intermediate release of the AERO software artifacts developed until M18 under WP5. The goal is to optimize cloud management, deployment, monitoring, and orchestration services for the EU processor ecosystem.

The document is structured into three main sections:

– Section 2: Focuses on the MAESTRO cloud orchestration framework using Kubernetes for containerized applications.

– Section 3: Covers the ExaFlow/Knot frameworks, which accelerate cloud-based workflows and facilitate data science activities.

– Section 4: Discusses the deployment and optimization of a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform.

Each section includes:
– An overview of software components
– Hardware and software specifications
– Building instructions
– Steps to run the software