Piranha Cloud Platform — Engineering Assessment

1 Professional Profile

Tell us about your professional background and expertise.

1. Role Experience Profile * Select one or more roles that reflect your current or recent remit

Delivery / Programme Management Technical Leadership (CTO, Founder, Director) Engineering (DevOps, Programming, Testing, Networks)

2. What sector do you primarily work in? *

3. How many years of experience do you have working with cloud infrastructure? *

3b. Government Delivery Context

I have worked on UK government programmes or contracts

4. Please describe 2–3 roles, achievements, or qualifications that demonstrate your expertise in cloud infrastructure. *

5. Which cloud platforms have you worked with professionally? * Select all that apply

AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform Oracle Cloud IBM Cloud VMware / Private Cloud

6. Have you been involved in cloud procurement, platform selection, or migration decisions? *

Yes — as the primary decision-maker Yes — as a key technical adviser Yes — as part of a wider evaluation team No

2 Current Cloud Experience

Tell us about your current cloud usage and challenges.

7. What is the approximate annual cloud spend you have visibility of or influence over? *

8. What are the biggest challenges you currently face with your existing cloud provider(s)? * Select up to 3

Cost / pricing unpredictability Data sovereignty / residency Vendor lock-in Compliance / regulatory Skills availability Service complexity Support quality Security concerns

9. How important is data sovereignty (data remaining in UK/EU jurisdiction) to your organisation? *

Critical — it's a hard requirement Very important — strongly preferred Moderately important — a factor in decisions Not particularly important Not relevant to our work

10. Are you aware of the Competition and Markets Authority's findings on the UK cloud market? *

Yes — I've read the reports in detail Yes — I'm broadly aware of the findings I've heard of it but don't know the details No

3 Platform Assessment

Based on the live demonstration you've just seen.

11. Based on what you've seen, how would you rate the technical credibility of the Piranha platform? *

5 — Highly credible, clearly production-capable with further development 4 — Credible, demonstrates solid technical foundations 3 — Moderately credible, shows promise but needs significant work 2 — Limited credibility, substantial gaps evident 1 — Not credible

12. The platform currently offers 32 services compared to AWS's 150+. For the workloads you typically deploy, how adequate is this service coverage? *

More than sufficient — covers all critical needs Sufficient — covers most needs, minor gaps acceptable Partially sufficient — covers core needs, some notable gaps Insufficient — critical services missing Cannot assess without deeper evaluation

13. Which services (if any) would you consider essential additions for your use cases?

14. AWS compatibility (Terraform/Ansible portability) is a key feature. How valuable is this for migration purposes? *

Extremely valuable — significantly reduces migration risk and cost Very valuable — a strong advantage over starting from scratch Moderately valuable — helpful but not decisive Slightly valuable — nice to have Not valuable — we'd rewrite anyway

15. Based on the demonstration, how would you rate the platform's user experience and management interface? *

5 — Excellent, intuitive and well-designed 4 — Good, minor improvements needed 3 — Adequate, functional but room for improvement 2 — Below expectations 1 — Poor

4 Migration & Adoption

Your assessment of adoption challenges and migration effort.

16. If tasked with migrating a typical workload from AWS to a completed version of Piranha, how confident are you that you could do so? *

Very confident — straightforward with existing skills Confident — achievable with minimal additional learning Moderately confident — would require some training Somewhat confident — significant learning curve expected Not confident — would need substantial support

17. How much additional training (beyond your existing cloud skills) do you estimate would be required? *

None — could start immediately Minimal — a few hours of documentation review Light — 1–2 days of familiarisation Moderate — 1 week of training Substantial — 2+ weeks of training

18. For a team of engineers already proficient in AWS, how long before they could be productive on Piranha? *

Immediately — skills transfer directly Within a week Within 2–4 weeks 1–2 months Longer than 2 months

19. What would be your primary concerns about adopting this platform for production workloads? * Select up to 3

Platform maturity / stability Service coverage / feature gaps Support and SLAs Long-term vendor viability Documentation quality Community / ecosystem Compliance certifications Pricing clarity

5 Market Viability

Your professional opinion on market opportunity and platform potential.

20. Do you believe there is genuine market demand for a European hyperscaler alternative to AWS/Azure/GCP? *

Strongly agree — significant unmet demand exists Agree — there is clear demand, particularly in regulated sectors Neutral — demand may exist in specific niches Disagree — the market is adequately served Strongly disagree — no meaningful demand

21. Could a completed version of this platform serve as a viable alternative for UK government cloud workloads? *

Yes — fully viable as a primary platform Yes — viable for appropriate workloads with the right certifications Potentially — with significant further development Unlikely — fundamental barriers exist No — not a realistic alternative

22. Building a hyperscaler-grade cloud platform is notoriously difficult. How would you characterise the achievement? *

Exceptional — substantial technical accomplishment Impressive — demonstrates serious capability and commitment Solid — good progress, though much work remains Early stage — interesting but very preliminary Cannot adequately assess

23. If this platform achieved full production readiness and appropriate certifications, would you consider it for future projects? *

Definitely — would actively advocate for its adoption Probably — would include in procurement evaluations Possibly — would consider for specific use cases Unlikely — would need compelling reasons to switch No — committed to existing platforms

6 Testimonial & Contact

Your summary assessment and contact details.

24. In your own words, please summarise your assessment of the Piranha platform and its potential as a European cloud alternative. * This is the key testimonial capture

25. Is there anything else you'd like to add about the platform, the demonstration, or the European cloud market opportunity?

26. Would you be willing for your assessment to be quoted in investor materials? *

Yes — happy to be quoted with full attribution (name and role) Yes — but please anonymise my name (role/sector only) Yes — but please seek approval before specific use No — please use only in aggregate/anonymised analysis

27. Would you be open to a follow-up conversation with potential investors or partners? *

Yes Possibly — please contact me first No

Contact Details

For follow-up and testimonial verification

Full Name *

Job Title *

Organisation *

Email *

LinkedIn Profile (Optional)