Laboratory of Advanced Research on Cloud Computing (LARCC-SETREM)

What Laboratory of Advanced Research on Cloud Computing (LARCC-SETREM) does

Laboratory of Advanced Research on Cloud Computing (LARCC) is a university research laboratory hosted at SETREM (Sociedade Educacional Três de Maio) in Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and has been operating since 2014. The laboratory focuses on three stated research pillars: cloud computing infrastructure (distributed systems, virtualization, scalable architectures), NoSQL databases and data management trends, and energy-efficient computing clusters. Its working outputs consist of academic publications (e.g., a 2021 article in REABTIC on applying Deep Learning in Cloud to soil analysis reports), conference presentations (a 2021 cloud computing minicourse at a Southern Region scientific event), and code shared via a public GitHub organization (larcc-group).

LARCC does not sell commercial products or services. Its technology stack consists of research computing infrastructure designed for distributed and energy-efficiency experiments, with research code and documentation made publicly available on GitHub and academic visibility maintained via Google Scholar, LinkedIn, and the Grupo Lattes CNPq platform. The institution runs the Jovem Cientista na Computação (Young Scientist in Computing) program, which functions as a scientific initiation and student attraction channel rather than a paid offering.

The business model is institutional rather than commercial. Funding flows from SETREM's educational budget and from research grants, most notably from CNPq, the Brazilian National Research Council. Partnerships with PUCRS (for doctoral training) and TECNICON (technology transfer) extend the laboratory's research footprint. The served audience is the Academic Research Community — university researchers, professors, and students — and there are no disclosed paying customers, pricing models, or revenue figures.

Name

Laboratory of Advanced Research on Cloud Computing (LARCC-SETREM)

Legal name

Laboratory of Advanced Research on Cloud Computing (LARCC)

Website

https://larcc.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LARCC is a SETREM-hosted academic research laboratory in Três de Maio, Brazil, conducting research in cloud computing, NoSQL databases, and energy-efficient computing clusters, and funded through institutional and CNPq grants rather than commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Computing Research

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cloud Automation & IaC (Terraform, CI/CD, Policy-as-Code) (BPAEACAL)

Keywords

• Cloud computing research
• NoSQL databases
• Energy efficient clusters
• Academic research lab
• Distributed computing

Headquarters

HQ city

Três de Maio

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LARCC conducts academic research on cloud computing, NoSQL databases, and energy-efficient computing infrastructure, operating as a university research laboratory affiliated with SETREM educational institution in Brazil. The lab focuses on modeling and simulation of energy-efficient clusters, performance evaluation of NoSQL databases, and distributed systems research, with outputs including scientific publications and technology transfer to industry.

Product overview

LARCC is a university research laboratory focused on cloud computing, databases, and energy efficiency research. It does not offer commercial products or services; rather, it conducts academic research and provides scientific initiation opportunities through programs such as Jovem Cientista na Computação (Young Scientist in Computing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SETREMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional host and primary affiliation. LARCC is hosted at SETREM educational institution and operates as its research laboratory for cloud computing studies.
• CNPqcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Brazilian research council providing funding and institutional support for scientific research projects conducted at LARCC.
• PUCRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - academic partner for doctoral programs and collaborative research. LARCC researcher Larissa Guder is pursuing doctorate at PUCRS in Artificial Intelligence.
• TECNICONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner appearing in collaboration section, suggesting industry collaboration for technology development and transfer.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Research: Industrial research organization with extensive cloud systems and database research (e.g., Azure, Cosmos DB). Comparable as a research organization publishing in cloud and database domains, with massively greater scale, infrastructure, and global footprint.
• Google Research: Industrial research organization with deep cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and energy-efficiency research (e.g., carbon-intelligent computing, data center efficiency). Comparable as a producer of foundational research in cloud and energy efficiency, but at vastly greater scale and with a commercial mandate.
• IBM Research: Industrial research organization with major cloud computing, distributed systems, and AI research divisions. Comparable as an organization producing high-impact publications in the same areas (cloud infrastructure, energy efficiency), though with vastly greater resources and a commercial mandate.

Direct peers

• ETH Zurich - Computer Science Department: Academic CS department with significant research in scalable systems, distributed computing, and data management. Comparable as an academic research organization publishing in the same cloud and database research areas.
• LNCC (Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica): Brazil's national laboratory for scientific computing. Directly comparable as a Brazilian public research organization conducting advanced computing, HPC, and cloud-related research, though at significantly larger scale than LARCC.
• Inria: French national research institute for digital sciences. Conducts fundamental and applied research in distributed systems, cloud, and databases. Comparable as a public-sector research entity producing academic publications in similar domains.
• MIT CSAIL: Academic computer science research lab with active research in distributed systems, cloud computing, and databases. Comparable as an academic research entity producing fundamental research in cloud infrastructure, though vastly larger in scale and funding.

Regional players

• UFRGS - Instituto de Informática: Computer science research institute at a major Brazilian federal university in Rio Grande do Sul (same state as LARCC). Comparable as a Brazilian academic CS research group doing work in cloud, distributed systems, and databases, with significantly larger scale and resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/larcc-group
• Facebookfacebook.com/larcc.lab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/larcc-setrem
• Instagraminstagram.com/larcc.group

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