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CERN Software Purchases and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by CERN and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 2658 CERN employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that CERN has purchased the following applications: Cegid Qualiac ERP for ERP Financial in 2011, Infor CloudSuite EAM Asset Performance for Asset Performance Management in 2013, Kubeflow for MLOps Platforms in 2020 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems CERN is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Cegid , Infor , Hexagon or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing CERN revenues, which have grown to $1.60 billion in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for CERN intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
CERN Data, Technology Stack, and Enterprise Applications
ERP Financial Management
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| Cegid | Legacy | Cegid Qualiac ERP | ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management | n/a | 2011 | 2011 |
In 2011, CERN implemented Cegid Qualiac ERP to centralize finance and procurement recordkeeping and operational workflows. The deployment is categorized as ERP Financial and the implementation specifically covered Qualiac Finance and Qualiac Purchasing modules within CERNs Finance and Procurement section.
The Cegid Qualiac ERP implementation centered on core finance and purchasing capabilities consistent with the ERP Financial category, including general ledger and period close orchestration, accounts payable invoice processing, purchase requisition to purchase order workflows, supplier invoice matching and approval routing, and budget control for purchasing commitments. Configuration work described in source materials assigns accountability for Qualiac Finance and Qualiac Purchasing to a named business analyst and solution provider working inside the Finance and Procurement section, indicating hands-on ownership of requirements, configuration, testing and user acceptance activities.
Operational coverage is limited to CERNs Finance and Procurement section with the business analyst and solution provider responsible for solution stewardship across finance and purchasing business functions. Governance emphasis in the role description points to ongoing solution support, functional configuration changes, and alignment of procurement and finance workflow handoffs rather than platform-level integrations or a cross-organization ERP rollout.
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ERP Services and Operations
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Previous System |
Application |
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Insight |
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| Infor | Legacy | Infor CloudSuite EAM Asset Performance | Asset Performance Management | ERP Services and Operations | n/a | 2013 | 2014 |
In 2013 CERN implemented Infor CloudSuite EAM Asset Performance to manage Asset Performance Management for maintenance of more than one million assets supporting the Large Hadron Collider. The deployment used the out of the box Infor CloudSuite EAM Asset Performance application with no modifications, prioritizing standard configuration and usability over customization.
Module and configuration scope included mobile field enablement for connected and disconnected environments, checklist functionality available on mobile devices, full work management with daily scheduling to allocate resources and track work completion, reliability centered maintenance planning with automated reliability calculations, and energy optimization tools for benchmarking energy consumption and calculating CO2 emissions. The implementation intentionally emphasized checklist, scheduling, reliability analysis, and energy monitoring capabilities aligned to Asset Performance Management workflows.
Operational coverage extended across CERN maintenance teams and external maintenance contractors, supported by a contractor portal that permits secure contractor data input and record updates without exposing sensitive information. The solution gave field workers access to GIS, documents, videos, diagrams, images and other asset intelligence to reduce return trips to the office and ensure asset records are updated in real time.
Governance and process restructuring focused on shifting data capture to the point of work, enabling managers and field service workers to assign, perform and record activities anytime and from any device. CERN reports reduced time to find and analyze data and that outside maintenance contractors can accomplish the same volume of work with fewer people, outcomes delivered while operating the unmodified Infor CloudSuite EAM Asset Performance application.
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Computerized Maintenance Management (CMMS) | ERP Services and Operations |
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2015 | 2015 |
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AI Development
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| Kubeflow | Legacy | Kubeflow | MLOps Platforms | AI Development | n/a | 2020 | 2021 |
In 2020 Cern implemented Kubeflow as its MLOps Platforms backbone, provisioning an internal service named ml.cern.ch to manage the full machine learning lifecycle for physics and scientific research workloads. The deployment centralizes experimentation and pipeline orchestration to serve the institute's user community across Europe.
The Kubeflow implementation emphasizes capabilities for large scale distributed training, automated hyperparameter tuning, and model serving, delivering an end to end pipeline orchestration layer and experiment management for researcher workflows. Configuration includes GPU resource scheduling and distributed compute management to support research scale training jobs and multi node training frameworks.
Operated as an internal, centrally managed platform, ml.cern.ch runs GPU backed experiments and orchestrates model deployments for physics research. The implementation accelerates research workflows and scales GPU backed experiments across the European user community, while governance is organized through the internal platform service model and research computing operations.
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Collaboration
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Audio Video and Web Conferencing | Collaboration |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Content Management
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Content Management | Content Management |
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2020 | 2021 |
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Document Management | Content Management |
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2017 | 2018 |
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ITSM
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Application Performance Management | ITSM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Procurement
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Procure to Pay | Procurement |
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2011 | 2011 |
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TRM
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Treasury Management | TRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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PaaS
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Apps Development | PaaS |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Apps Development | PaaS |
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2011 | 2011 |
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IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Database Management | IaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Database Management | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Database Management | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Database Management, Open-Source Database | IaaS |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Network Management and Monitoring | IaaS |
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2011 | 2012 |
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CyberSecurity
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Identity and Access Management (IAM) | CyberSecurity |
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2019 | 2019 |
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at CERN
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Apps Being Evaluated by CERN Executives
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FAQ - APPS RUN THE WORLD CERN Technographics
CERN is a Professional Services organization based in Switzerland,
with around 2658 employees and annual revenues of $1.60 billion.
CERN operates a diverse technology stack with applications such as
Cegid Qualiac ERP, Infor CloudSuite EAM Asset Performance and Kubeflow,
covering areas like ERP Financial, Asset Performance Management and MLOps Platforms.
CERN has invested in cloud applications and AI-driven platforms to optimize efficiency and growth,
collaborating with vendors such as Cegid, Infor and Kubeflow.
CERN recently adopted applications including
Zoom in 2020, Cloudflare CDN in 2020 and Oracle Autonomous Database in 2020,
highlighting its ongoing modernization strategy.
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