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Dasein Cloud
by Thijs Metsch 23 Jun '13

23 Jun '13

Hi, Just to inform you that there is a cool project going on called Dasein-Cloud. http://dasein-cloud.sourceforge.net/ On the website it reads: Dasein Cloud is an Open Source Java API made available by enStratus Networks LLC under the terms of the Apache License 2.0. This API specifies cloud-independent interfaces for enabling an application to access resources across multiple clouds. If you are interested have a look - and it might be great to implement OCCI in their someday! Cheers, -Thijs -- Thijs Metsch Senior Software Engineer Grid and Cloud Technology Platform Computing GmbH Europaring 60 D-40878 Ratingen http://www.platform.com http://www.nohuddleoffense.de/ - http://www.twitter.com/befreax

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Call for Book Chapters "Open Source Cloud Computing Systems: Practices and Paradigms"
by Juan Caceres 31 Jul '10

31 Jul '10

Open Source Cloud Computing Systems: Practices and Paradigms * Editors: * Dr. Luis M. Vaquero Telefónica R&D Labs, Spain, EU Mr. Juanjo Hierro (CTO at Telefonica) Telefónica R&D Labs, Spain, EU Mr. Juan Cáceres Telefónica R&D Labs, Spain, EU * Call for Chapters: * Proposals Submission Deadline: August 30, 2010 *Introduction* Cloud computing is a new paradigm devoted to the provision of every network resource available as a service to a variety of users. Depending on the nature of the provisioned resource, Cloud services are typically classified in • infrastructure as a service (IaaS) which offers CPU time, memory, etc. • platform as a service (PaaS) which brings easy service development and maintenance close to the end user, • and software as a service (SaaS) which is not an actual new way for provisioning software. The Cloud entails three main assumptions: 1) the provision of virtually infinite services; this first one is supported by 2) automated scalability for the services in the Cloud (meaning that scaling up/down our services is agile enough so as to respond to the actual demand); 3) flexible billing mechanisms allowing a pay as you go model. There has been a Cambrian explosion in the number of Cloud products and services. Very significant examples are Amazon's AWS (IaaS), Google's App Engine (PaaS) and Google's Apps (SaaS). However, this myriad of products is just offered as a service, making it very difficult for small to midsized organizations to create and run their own Clouds from scratch. *Objective of the Book* This book will wrap up those few open source toolkits for Cloud computing that allow users to build their own private, hybrid or even public Clouds. Thus, we aim at bridging the gap between actual solutions and users' needs. The book will become a reference when it comes to decide whether to use an OSS solution, build a custom private solution or just outsource services from a public Cloud. Importantly, for those deciding to start the endeavor of their own Cloud, the book will serve as a reference starting point. This work is very much needed since we will target toolkit authors to write the needed chapters, bringing fresh knowledge handy for non experts in the available open source systems. *Target Audience* The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of information and knowledge management in various disciplines, e.g. library, information and communication sciences, administrative sciences and management, education, adult education, sociology, computer science, and information technology. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support executives concerned with the management of expertise, knowledge, information and organizational development in different types of work communities and environments. Recommended topics include but are not limited to, any cloud open source system that could be used to build one's own private Cloud at the different layers of the Cloud: * IaaS Open Source Cloud Systems - dynamic provision system - scaling systems - monitoring systems for the cloud itself - SLA enablers - dynamic network provision for the datacenter * PaaS Open Source Cloud Systems - platforms for service lifecycle management - as a Service development services - distributed file and storage systems - cloud platform scalability (e.g. scaling J2EE servers) - platforms for massive data treatment - platforms for application monitoring in the Cloud * SaaS Open Source Cloud Systems - sample SaaS applications - SaaS composition - successful business stories with SaaS * * *Submission Procedure* Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 30, 2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October15, 2011 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December30, 2011. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. *Publisher* This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011. *Important Dates* August 30, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline October 15, 2010: Notification of Acceptance December 30, 2010: Full Chapter Submission Deadline March 15, 2011: Review Results to Authors May 15, 2011: Final Submission of Chapters June 15, 2011: Final Deadline of Manuscript * Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document): * Juan Caceres Telefonica R&D Labs, Spain Email:caceres@tid.es <http://>

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Reminder: concall today - 10am EDT, 4pm CET, 3pm BST
by Thijs Metsch 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Hi, Just a quick reminder for today's concall - We'll use skype for today - if you wanna join please send me your skype ID privately - I'll add you to the conversation then. We'll have a chat about the next revision of the specification - which will obsolete the last revision. Please have a look at the following wiki pages: http://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/CoreAn… http://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/Infras… http://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/HTTPHe… Sorry for the inconvenience with the Skype concall setup - we're working on a better solution. Cheers, -Thijs -- Thijs Metsch Senior Software Engineer Grid and Cloud Technology Platform Computing GmbH Europaring 60 D-40878 Ratingen http://www.platform.com http://www.nohuddleoffense.de/ - http://www.twitter.com/befreax

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Reminder concall today: 10am EDT, 4pm CET, 3pm BST
by Thijs Metsch 21 Jul '10

21 Jul '10

Hi, Quick reminder for today's concall at 10am EDT, 4pm CET, 3pm BST. Topics for today are: * refinement for current spec * discussion about long running jobs * (optional) test of the livemeeting tool we got NOTE: The conference bridge has changed! This one is sponsored by Microsoft exclusively for us (Thanks Babak et al.!): Phone: +18883203585 [English] Phone: +14257063500 [English] For more dial-in numbers have a look here: https://cwa.microsoft.com/dialin Conference ID: 485423451 If you have issue using this bridge ping me directly - I will be online and reading email! Talk to you soon, -Thijs -- Thijs Metsch Senior Software Engineer Grid and Cloud Technology Platform Computing GmbH Europaring 60 D-40878 Ratingen http://www.platform.com http://www.nohuddleoffense.de/ - http://www.twitter.com/befreax

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Cloud Computing Use Cases White Paper : "Moving to the Cloud" proposed topic for V5.
by Drussell4881 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

As previously posted, Version 4 of the Cloud Compouting Use Cases White Paper was published June 30th and can be accessed at http://cloudusecases.org/ . We asked for input for a topic for V5 and based on the feedback to date, the topic "Moving to the Cloud" has percolated to the top. As we move into Version 5 and Moving to the Cloud, a sample of the questions that will need to be answered are as follows: * What is the business criteria for considering a service / application to be moved to the Cloud? * What kinds of applications / data are a good match for the cloud? * What kinds of workloads are a good match for the cloud? * What regulatory and legal considerations limit the options for cloud computing? * When to move everything to the cloud, when to use the cloud to handle overflow processing (cloudbursting), when to keep things in house but use the cloud for backup, etc. These topics start to form the areas of content that can be considered and discussed. I am sure that other discussion threads will evolve in support of Moving to the Cloud. The topic "Moving to the Cloud" is very complementary to what has already been developed in Version 4. Let us know what you think about "Moving to the Cloud" as the topic for V5. We have a lot of real-world, hands-on experience in the group, and sharing that with the community would be really valuable. p.s. We've gotten positive feedback from many different corners, that's always great to hear. Have a good day and look forward to your comments. Thanks very much Dave

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no call today
by Thijs Metsch 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hi, I'm triple booked for the normal OCCI time - so no concall today unless someone else can host it (which would be cool) :-) I guess Mark might be able to provide us with his bridge... Cheers, -Thijs

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Use Case Scenarios
by Edmonds, AndrewX 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Hi all, I'm looking for volunteers! Do any of you have time (only 1-2 hours) to try a doing a use case scenario [1]? If you do, the goal is to express each scenario using OCCI HTTP Header rendering request and responses. I have already done the 1st two so you can use my 2 examples as a guide and basis. This is important so that we can test the current OCCI model and discover any inconsistencies or deficiencies. The results of these use case scenarios will be used as input to not only the OCCI model but also in explicating the API. Thanks, Andy [1] http://forge.ogf.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/ExamplesUseC… PS: If anyone has question regarding this or in general please note that I will be on holidays from the 9th. ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Ireland Limited (Branch) Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland Registered Number: E902934 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.

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Road to OGF 30
by Thijs Metsch 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi, These are the topics we want to deal with for next OGF meeting in Brussels (October 25-29, 2010): - Changes to the Specification/Document which are due for OGF30: * Refinements/New revision of OCCI-Core and OCCI Infrastructure (Especially to make the core model more clear) documents * RDFa specification (4th document) * API definition (new document as informational doc) - Demos for OGF30: * cloud-demo (Updated on the OCCI/CDMI implementations, usage of iSCSI in the backend) * SLA@SOI - demo? - Other topics to be presented: * VM I/O input/output - An extension to OCCI, defined in a spec. * Billing - Demonstrate some progress on this issue Your comments are more than welcome! Would also be great to know who is going to work on which topic: http://forge.ogf.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/HomePage Also have a look at our wiki and place your refinements/stuff in there. As soon as the wiki pages get in a decent state will format them and publish as new revisions during OGF30. Cheers, -Thijs -- Thijs Metsch Senior Software Engineer Grid and Cloud Technology Platform Computing GmbH Europaring 60 D-40878 Ratingen http://www.platform.com http://www.nohuddleoffense.de/ - http://www.twitter.com/befreax

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Cloud Demo call today
by Mark Carlson 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

What: Cloud Demo coordination planning When: Wednesdays: 8amPT/9amMT/11amET Where: Audio conference information: Toll Free: (866) 682-4770 International: +1 (408) 774-4073 Conference Code: 1212488 Security Code: 1212 Agenda: Planning for next demo - SNIA summer symposium: http://www.snia.org/events/summersymp2010 Other venues? SDC OGF 30 What do we want to add to the demo functionality? Google Group for Cloud Demo http://groups.google.com/group/cloud-demo

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Reminder concall tomorrow: 10am EDT, 4pm CET, 3pm BST
by Thijs Metsch 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi all, Just a quick reminder for tomorrow's concall - will take place at 10am EDT, 4pm CET, 3pm BST - I'll send out the conference bridge details tomorrow. Agenda for tomorrow's meeting: * Some administrational stuff (max 10min), collaborations, announcements etc. * Roadmap towards OGF30 * Gain an overview of open issues, stuff which needs to be done for a next revision of the Specification We'll use the gridforge wiki for this discussion - a skeleton has been created so we can smoothly walk through this stuff. Since this is an important meeting - especially regarding the Roadmap - it would be great if many people could join. Cheers, -Thijs -- Thijs Metsch Senior Software Engineer Grid and Cloud Technology Platform Computing GmbH Europaring 60 D-40878 Ratingen http://www.platform.com http://www.nohuddleoffense.de/ - http://www.twitter.com/befreax

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