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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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Preliminary JSON rendering draft, discussion material
by Ralf Nyren 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

Hi all, I won't be able to attend OGF in Lyon, too bad but that's how it is. Since I wouldn't want you to think I am sneaking away from all the hard work I put together a pre-pre-draft of a possible JSON rendering. I have commit'ed a json_rendering.tex file to the occi-wg repository and have attached the generated PDF. Please look at this document as a basis for further discussions. It is very far from being complete and lots of things could certainly be more elegant. Highlights are: - Filtering through query parameters. I.e. no need to use the X-OCCI-Attribute to transfer filtering info in GET requests. - Pagination of collections. - Attribute type information (e.g. float, integer, string, etc) relayed through the Category definition. I will try and join in remotely tomorrow. Best regards, Ralf

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[cloudtwg] Groups - Event "Cloud Plugfest Meeting" added
by Thomas Mancuso 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Submitter's message Preliminary agenda posted for planning future Cloud Plugfests. The plugfest held during SDC in September was deemed very productive by its participants and was instrumental in debugging client/server implementations issues during the week. As a rtsult, there was a strong desire to continue holding plugests to keep the momentum going. Please forward this message to those who may be interested in participating in the next Cloud Plugfest. Currently, these plugfests are open to anyone looking to implement cloud storage using CDMI/OCCI standards. -- Mr. Thomas Mancuso ----------------- Event Title: Cloud Plugfest Meeting Date: Tuesday, 01 November 2011, 09:00am - 10:00am MST Description DIal-in Detail: US- 1-866-252-0050 DE – 08 005 889 770 CH - +86 (0) 400 681 5437 PIN: 551 387 44# WebEx (if needed): http://snia.webex.com Topic: Cloud Plugfest Planning Password: cloud2011   View Details : https://members.snia.org/apps/org/workgroup/cloudtwg/event.php?event_id=452… RSVP: https://members.snia.org/apps/org/workgroup/cloudtwg/planned_attendance.php… ----------------- Agenda Preliminary Agenda: 1) Establish schedule for plugfest planning meetings 2) Recap of Cloud Plugfest at SDC (what worked and what did not) 3) Logistics for future plugfest(s) + Target date + Location(s) 4) Discuss cloud plugfest goals for 2012 5) Discuss options for formalizing cloud plugfests Owner: Mr. Thomas Mancuso Group: TWG: Cloud Storage Sharing: This event is not shared to any other groups. Recurrence This event is part of a series with 9 more events. The next 4 events in this series: Tuesday, 08 November 2011, 09:00am to 10:00am MST Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 09:00am to 10:00am MST Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 09:00am to 10:00am MST Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 09:00am to 10:00am MST

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Re: [occi-wg] Update on work register to be given at DMTF CMWG meeting tomorrow
by Alan Sill 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Thanks, folks; updates made as below and corrections as indicated, and new version posted. http://www.hpcc.ttu.edu/asill/cloud-standards/DMTF-OGF-CMWG-Update.pdf I also added a new slide "Other work and publications" just before the summary. If people feel there are explicit things we should say about future possible mapping work or coordination, please let me know. Thanks, Alan On Oct 6, 2011, at 3:58 AM, Edmonds, AndrewX wrote: > Just one minor correction to slide 5. Rather than saying "OCCI v1.1 > Architecture" it would be better to say "Open Nebula OCCI v1.1 > Architecture". Otherwise the thing that most closely represents the OCCI > architecture would be [1]. > > Also on the OCCI/CDMI/OVF integration that was described in the infoq.com > article, it is good to say that 2/3 of the scenario is implemented by what > Florian has been working on. > > HTH, > > Andy > > [1] http://occi-wg.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/occi-intro.png On Oct 6, 2011, at 3:23 AM, David Snelling wrote: > Alan, > > Looks good, just one thing caught my eye. > > - Slide 4 is an update from SIENA meeting, which I guess the DMTF Folks will not have attended.

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doyouspeakOCCI?
by alexander.papaspyrou＠tu-dortmund.de 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

Folks, I am happy to (finally) announce the new version of doyouspeakOCCI (dyso), an online compliance testing tool for the OCCI family of specs. The Google App Engine based application is running at http://doyouspeakocci.appspot.com and you are welcome to break it (™). In the unlikely event of a loss of cabin pressure, ehm, an issue with the app please open a ticket at http://github.com/irf/doyouspeakocci. New in this version: - dyso now fully runs on GAE, without external dependencies (such as httplib2). To achieve this, the "old" tests from Thijs have been removed from the repo, and replaced by a version that bases on the URLfetch service of GAE. - new, beautiful XHTML/CSS user interface - initial version of statistics - some documentation - slightly more resilient tests - improved templating I would love some input from you guys, especially since I had some bootstrapping problems with GAE (tests failed where they shouldn't), so feel free to torture dyso at your discretion. Best, Alexander Am 06.10.2011 um 17:48 schrieb Jamie Marshall: > Hello Alexander, > > That sounds like exactly the thing I am looking for. > I will certainly have a look in on it when the date comes round. > Thank you very much for the information. > > Sincerely > Iain Marshall > > From: alexander.papaspyrou(a)tu-dortmund.de > To: andy.edmonds(a)gmail.com > CC: ijm667(a)hotmail.com; occi-wg(a)ogf.org > Subject: Re: [occi-wg] OCCI Test Procedures > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:39:05 +0000 > > Hi Iain, > > I am working on an updated version of 'do you speak OCCI?', a GAE-based online testing tool for OCCI. I hope to get it online by October 15th. > > Stay tuned on http://doyouspeakocci.appspot.com > > Best, > Alexander > > Am 25.09.2011 um 18:13 schrieb Andy Edmonds: > > > Hey Jamie - as far asi last remembered that test code is on the OCCI OGF SVN server (http://forge.ogf.org/integration/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/?root=occi-wg&sy…) > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > On 25 Sep 2011, at 11:23, Jamie Marshall <ijm667(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Dear All, > >> > >> I met with Florian Feldhaus yesterday at the Open World Forum and we discussed the existance of an OCCI implementation test suite. > >> Is there any one that could point me in the right direction to find this so that I may validate an important piece of work that has been done using OCCI at its heart. > >> > >> Yours Sincerely > >> Iain James Marshall > >> CompatibleOne Accords Lead > >> Expertise Manager > >> Prologue > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> occi-wg mailing list > >> occi-wg(a)ogf.org > >> http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/occi-wg > > _______________________________________________ > > occi-wg mailing list > > occi-wg(a)ogf.org > > http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/occi-wg > > -- > Alexander Papaspyrou > alexander.papaspyrou(a)tu-dortmund.de -- Alexander Papaspyrou alexander.papaspyrou(a)tu-dortmund.de

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Security Researchers Rain on Amazon's Cloud
by Sill, Alan 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

I thought you might be interested in the following story on TechnologyReview.com: "Security Researchers Rain on Amazon's Cloud" Experts find way to modify controls within Amazon's cloud service, but the hole is quickly plugged. http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=39014&a=f Good security is an essential part of a complete cloud solution. Alan

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Re: [occi-wg] NIST doc delivered
by Edmonds, AndrewX 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

Yes the aspect of “measured service” is one that I’m introducing into the on-going Future Internet Architecture discussions, through the vehicle of Dependability and Transparency. The aim here is to bring further dependability into FIA’s Internet of Service considerations. Some earlier thoughts of mine on the topic can be found here [1]. Andy [1] http://andy.edmonds.be/2011/10/cloud-and-dependability/ From: occi-wg-bounces(a)ogf.org<mailto:occi-wg-bounces@ogf.org> [mailto:occi-wg-bounces@ogf.org]<mailto:[mailto:occi-wg-bounces@ogf.org]> On Behalf Of Augusto Ciuffoletti Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 10:18 AM To: occi-wg(a)ogf.org<mailto:occi-wg@ogf.org> Subject: [occi-wg] NIST doc delivered The U.S. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) has approved on Thursday the "The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing": a couple of pages (2 pages in number) that are worth reading. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf My impression is that the definition is a bit more detailed and somewhat advanced than others, though obviously there are no new ideas. It is a reasonable snapshot of what we expect from CC, that will somewhat serve as a guideline future developments. It looks interesting to me the introduction of "rapid elasticity" and the explicit statement of "measured service" (see the OCCI document on SLA, currently in public comment). The deployment modes (private/hybrid/public and community) are also explicitly stated. Bye -- Augusto Ciuffoletti Dipartimento di Informatica Università di Pisa 56100 - Pisa (Italy) ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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NIST doc delivered
by Augusto Ciuffoletti 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

The U.S. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) has approved on Thursday the "The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing": a couple of pages (2 pages in number) that are worth reading. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf My impression is that the definition is a bit more detailed and somewhat advanced than others, though obviously there are no new ideas. It is a reasonable snapshot of what we expect from CC, that will somewhat serve as a guideline future developments. It looks interesting to me the introduction of "rapid elasticity" and the explicit statement of "measured service" (see the OCCI document on SLA, currently in public comment). The deployment modes (private/hybrid/public and community) are also explicitly stated. Bye -- Augusto Ciuffoletti Dipartimento di Informatica Università di Pisa 56100 - Pisa (Italy)

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Apache Libcloud Python library - Apache Libcloud is a standard Python library that abstracts away differences among multiple cloud provider APIs
by Alan Sill 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Thought you would be interested in the following link. Should we be working with this project? Topic: Apache Libcloud is a standard Python library that abstracts away differences among multiple cloud provider APIs Link: http://libcloud.apache.org/ Alan Alan Sill, Ph.D Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing Center Adjunct Professor of Physics, TTU Vice President of Standards, Open Grid Forum ==================================================================== : Alan Sill, Texas Tech University Office: Drane 162, MS 4-1167 : : e-mail: Alan.Sill(a)ttu.edu ph. 806-834-5940 fax 806-834-4358 : ====================================================================

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Validating the Cloud on, well, the Cloud
by alexander.papaspyrou＠tu-dortmund.de 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Folks, in a moment of boredom, I rewrote Thijs' OCCI testing tool to run in Google App Engine (GAE). Please take a look at http://doyouspeakocci.appspot.com for the application (and, of course, try your service) and see https://github.com/lxndrp/doyouspeakocci/ for the source code of the application. The code is largely undocumented, but not very difficult to understand, if you are (like me) a fairly bad Python programmer and ever heard of Django Templates. If you find anything that you wish to improve, feel free to do so. A few rules of thumb for this: 1. Although the code is released under LGPL2, I consider it "AdviseWare": when making an improvement, let me know where I was too stupid to get it right in the first place. 2. Remember that GAE has certain restrictions in what can be done and how you can do it. See http://code.google.com/intl/de-DE/appengine/docs/ for details. 3. Before making a change, create a ticket in the GitHub tracker. 4. During making a change, remember to add some documentation (for new classes and defs) or at least comments (close to your change). 5. After making a change, enjoy the fuzzy feeling of having contributed to the community. Even if you are not a Python developer, you can help out: the pages served by the application look, ahem, bad. So if you happen to be an HTML/CSS expert, your help is more than appreciated. Ultimately, the testing tool should look similar to the web pages at http://occi-wg.org (ask Andy whether you can feel free to steal stuff from there for the GAE app!). Hoping you will enjoy the tool, my mind demands some rest now and advises me to be off for a few beers. Best, Alexander

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