EDCAAS - Eclipse Dataspace Connector as a Service
Functional Topic & Business Objective
Secure enterprise data exchange, digital transformation, cloud-native platform engineering, and process automation.
Enable organizations to securely exchange data across supply chains and partner ecosystems while maintaining data sovereignty, governance, and regulatory compliance.
The objective was to eliminate operational complexity, reduce onboarding time, and provide a scalable standards-based platform for interoperable data sharing.
Industry
| Client | German Automotive OEM |
|---|---|
| Segment | Enterprise - Manufacturing & Industrial Production |
| Platform | Modern cloud-based application development with Catena-X and Sovity EDC |
Problem Statement
Modern enterprises operate within increasingly complex partner ecosystems where secure and compliant data sharing is critical.
The key challenges included:
- Tight coupling between systems and partners
- Long onboarding and integration cycles
- High operational and infrastructure overhead
- Limited scalability across regions and business entities
- Compliance and governance risks related to external data sharing
- Lack of standardized mechanisms for policy-based data exchange
- Difficulty maintaining ownership and control over shared data assets
The customer required a scalable and standards-compliant platform that could simplify enterprise data exchange while ensuring interoperability, governance, and operational efficiency.
Our Role & Contribution
CAXSOL played a key role in designing, automating, and operationalizing the EDCAAS platform.
Infrastructure Automation & Cloud Enablement
- Designed and implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks using AWS and Terraform
- Automated end-to-end infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management
- Built scalable and repeatable cloud deployment processes
- Eliminated manual provisioning activities through fully automated infrastructure delivery
Security & Access Governance
- Implemented infrastructure access controls and governance policies
- Defined role-based access management for secure cloud operations
CI/CD & Deployment Automation
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure deployments
- Enabled GitOps-based deployment workflows using Argo CD and Helm
- Automated release management and deployment consistency across environments
Application Development
- Designed and developed frontend application components using Angular from scratch
- Delivered scalable and user-friendly interfaces aligned with business requirements
Proof of Concept & Ecosystem Expansion
- Built the initial proof of concept using Sovity EDC open-source components
- Expanded the implementation scope to explore and integrate Tractus-X and Catena-X ecosystem capabilities
- Supported connector configuration, deployment, and ecosystem onboarding activities
Solution Overview
EDCAAS is a fully managed SaaS platform designed to enable sovereign and secure enterprise data exchange. The solution was built using Sovity EDC and Tractus-X open-source technologies to provide a vendor-neutral and standards-based architecture for enterprise interoperability.
The platform enabled organizations to:
- Provision and operate sovereign data exchange connectors
- Manage policy-driven data access and governance
- Perform contract negotiation and secure data sharing
- Integrate with Catena-X and Tractus-X aligned ecosystems
- Deploy scalable connector infrastructure without operational overhead
The platform architecture leveraged cloud-native AWS services combined with Kubernetes orchestration, GitOps deployment practices, and Infrastructure as Code automation.
Technology Stack
| Frontend | Angular |
|---|---|
| Documentation | Mermaid, GitHub repository (dedicated) |
| Cloud & DevOps | Amazon EKS, RDS, Cognito, Terraform, Helm, Argo CD, GitOps, Sovity EDC, Tractus-X, Catena-X |
| Development Methodology | Agile Scrum |
| Integration & APIs | Python REST APIs |
| Source Control | GitHub |
Delivery Context
| Environment | Internal infrastructure |
|---|---|
| Team Setup | Frontend and DevOps team with onsite-offshore model, continuous coordination between frontend, backend, cloud operations, and customer stakeholders workstreams running in parallel |
| Stakeholder Collaboration | Worked closely with EDCAAS stakeholders to define access control rules and risk workflow requirements |
| Development Approach | Multinational Agile Scrum environment |
Implementation Scope
The engagement covered multiple phases of platform engineering and ecosystem enablement.
- Initial proof of concept (POC)
- Platform architecture and cloud foundation setup
- Infrastructure automation and standardization
- CI/CD and GitOps implementation
- Frontend application development
- Connector deployment and configuration
- Tractus-X / Catena-X ecosystem exploration and integration
- Scalable SaaS platform enablement
- Ongoing platform enhancement and operational support
The implementation evolved from an initial EDC-based proof of concept into a broader enterprise-grade data exchange platform.
Key Achievements & Business Impact
The EDCAAS platform delivers significant business value.
Operational Improvements
Technical Benefits
- Reduced connector provisioning time from weeks to minutes
- Achieved 100% Infrastructure as Code implementation
- Eliminated manual AWS provisioning activities
- Standardized and automated deployment workflows
- Improved deployment consistency and repeatability across environments
Business Benefits
- Enabled secure and sovereign enterprise data exchange
- Reduced operational and DevOps overhead for tenants
- Improved scalability for ecosystem onboarding
- Supported standards-compliant interoperability across partner ecosystems
- Enhanced governance and policy-driven data sharing
- Reduced total cost of ownership through SaaS model
Platform Outcomes
- Successfully leveraged open-source Sovity EDC and Tractus-X technologies
- Established a future-ready and ecosystem-aligned data exchange platform
- Enabled scalable cloud-native deployment architecture
Differentiators & Highlights
Several aspects made this engagement technically and operationally significant.
Key Differentiators
Technical Highlights
- Fully automated Infrastructure as Code implementation using Terraform
- GitOps-native deployment architecture using Argo CD and Helm
- Integration with Tractus-X and Catena-X aligned ecosystems
- Multi-tenant SaaS architecture for sovereign data exchange
- Policy-based governance and secure data-sharing controls
- Cloud-native scalable platform architecture on AWS
- Combination of infrastructure automation, DevOps, and application engineering
- Strong alignment with industry-standard interoperability initiatives
Engagement Highlights
- End-to-end ownership across infrastructure automation, deployment engineering, and frontend development
- Rapid evolution from proof of concept to scalable enterprise platform
- Cross-functional collaboration across cloud, DevOps, frontend, and ecosystem integration teams
