CloudComp 2010

The underlying cloud architecture includes a pool of virtualized compute, storage and networking resources that can be aggregated and launched as platforms to run workloads and satisfy their Service-Level Agreement (SLA). Cloud architectures also include provisions to best guarantee service delivery for clients and at the same time optimize efficiency of resources of providers. Examples of provisions include, but not limited to, elasticity through scaling resources up/down to track workload behavior, extensive monitoring, failure mitigation, and energy optimizations. The two main technologies enabling clouds are: (i) Virtualization, the foundation of clouds; and (ii) manageability (autonomics), the command and control of clouds.

CloudComp is intended to bring together researchers, developers, and industry professionals to discuss clouds, cloud computing and related ecosystems support. To that end, papers are solicited from all cloud related areas, including, but not limited to:

Cloud architectures and provisions to optimize providers’ environments while guaranteeing clients’ SLAs
Programming models, applications and middleware suitable for dynamic cloud environments
End-to-end techniques for autonomic management of cloud resources including monitoring, asset management, process automation and others
New cloud delivery models, models’ optimizations and associated architectural changes
New cloud economic and billing models
Cloud security, privacy and compliance challenges
Toolkits, frameworks and processes to enable clouds and allow seamless transitions from traditional IT environments to clouds
Experiences with existing cloud infrastructure, services and uses
Novel human interfaces and browsers for accessing clouds
Interaction of mobile computing, mCommerce and Clouds