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://>