How the Open Source model adapts to the Cloud Computing environment:

the InterCloud Exchange

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Lorenzo Benussi - TOP-IX Consortium, Economics Department at University of Turin,

NEXA Centre at Polytechnic of Turin.lorenzo.benussi@top-ix.org

8th Annual International Open and User Innovation WorkshopAugust 2-4, 2010

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Sloan School of Management

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Internet is moving to the clouds (also) …Internet is moving to the clouds (also) …

The value is moving to the cloudsThe value is moving to the clouds

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Physical / VirtualOwnership / UseHierarchy / Flexibility

Background: Cloud Computing

Background: the Cloud Computing Market

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Cloud Market - Cloud Computing technologies enable a new market where computing resources are traded as “stocks”. This market needs common rules and open environment to take place (as it is for the stock exchange market…).

Issues on Open Cloud

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THE CLOUDTHE CLOUD

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1. Is Cloud Computing closed or open? and what are the differences between the two models?

2. What is the role of Open Source model in the Cloud Environment?

3. Can the benefits (neutrality & openness, commons based peer production, knowledge sharing) of the Open Source model be translated in the Cloud environment?

4. How is possible to open the cloud computing infrastructure?

Research questions: when clouds are rising…

The model: centralized (closed) vs distributed (open) cloud computing

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Each layer needs Each layer needs to communicate to communicate

and eXchangeand eXchange

Each layer needs Each layer needs to communicate to communicate

and eXchangeand eXchange

PaaSeXchange

HaaSeXchange

InterneteXchange

Centralized Cloud Management

(closed dev., proprietary SW)

Distributed Cloud Management

(open source, eXchange)

InterCloudeXchange

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InterCloud eXchange

A. Neutral Access Point,B. where cloud systems

communicate by standard protocols,

C. in a trusted environment.

ElasticityInteroperability

SLA management

NeutralityOpenness

ExchangeTradeShare

InterNeteXchange

InterCloud eXchange

InterNet : Internet eXchange

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= Cloud Computing : InterCloud eXchange

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Cloud Exchange platformCloud Exchange platform

ISP 1ISP 1 Cloud 1Cloud 1

Cloud 2Virtualized resources

Cloud 2Virtualized resources

Cloud 3Virtualized resources

Cloud 3Virtualized resources

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OSI

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Internet peering

The testing platform: InterCloud exchange

Haas peering

Cloud 4Common

API

Cloud 4Common

API

Cloud 5Common

API

Cloud 5Common

API

Paas peering

Trusted connection, API exchange,Common framework

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ResultsOpen Source is dead: long live the open source.

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The open source model in the cloud computing environment

1. The value of ICT is moving to high-level communication (Internet in the Cloud, commoditization of software, the disappearance of the browser, the virtualization of PC).

2. A new market of computing resources (hw and sw) is rising, which is based on communication between clouds and within the cloud - but it can be closed or open.

3. Open Source (Open Innovation) can be the model to build inter-cloud communication platforms as it is able to addresses technical, economics and legal issues (Flexibility, Neutrality, Interoperability, SLA management, Exchange, Trade).

Further researches are needed to understand how the open source is evolving in the cloud system (from CODE to DATA).

The InterCloud exchange is a testing platform for its evolution.

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THANK YOUlorenzo.benussi@top-ix.org

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