文献笔记——A View of Cloud Computing

Defining Cloud Computing

Cloud computing refers to both the applications delivered as services over the Internet and the hardware and systems software in the data centers that provide those services.

Top 10 Obstacles and Opportunities for Cloud Computing

	OBSTACLE	OPPORTUNITY
1	Availability/Business Continuity	Use Multiple Cloud Providers
2	Data Lock-In	Standardize APIs; Compatible SW to enable Surge or Hybrid Cloud Computing
3	Data Confidentiality and Auditability	Deploy Encryption, VLANs, Firewalls
4	Data Transfer Bottlenecks	FedExing Disks; Higher BW Switches
5	Performance Unpredictability	Improved VM Support; Flash Memory; Gang Schedule VMs
6	Scalable Storage	Invent Scalable Store
7	Bugs in Large Distributed Systems	Invent Debugger that relies on Distributed VMs
8	Scaling Quickly	Invent Auto-Scaler that relies on ML; Snapshots for Conservation
9	Invent Auto-Scaler that relies on ML; Snapshots for Conservation	Offer reputation-guarding services like those for email
10	Software Licensing	Pay-for-use licenses

• Sometimes, sending the disks, or even the whole computer, is more effective than sending a lot of data by a network.