Sky computing
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Sky computing is a paradigm that aims to develop cloud computing model further. It aims to combine existing clouds of different service providers into a comprehensive, interoperable sky. The concept behind sky computing is to create a cloud of clouds that behaves in a similar way to the internet, which consists of a network of networks.[1] [unreliable source?] There is a limited number of credible sources supporting this assertion. As of 2024, this trend has not achieved widespread adoption, and therefore, its efficacy remains unproven.
Description
Sky computing aims to achieve a complete abstraction of cloud resources from different providers so that applications and users can access these resources without having to worry about where the resources or services are located in the individual clouds. The key features of Sky Computing include:
- Cloud of clouds: a unified, interoperable cloud made up of numerous individual clouds.
- Levels of abstraction: These ensure the interoperability of clouds.
- Distributed infrastructure: A comprehensive infrastructure for cloud services.
- Dynamic scalability: Resources can be scaled dynamically across multiple clouds.
- Universality: Applications can be run in any cloud.
Sky computing significantly reduces the complexity of technology and cloud resources for developers and users.
History
The idea of sky computing stems from research conducted in the early 2010s by scientists in the fields of distributed systems and cloud computing. The idea of a unified, interoperable cloud forming a cloud of clouds was first introduced in a paper by R. Buyya et al in 2008.[1][2]
The concept was further developed by Ion Stoica and Scott Shenker of UC Berkeley in 2021.[3] The concept of the intercloud broker is being continued by the SkyPilot project at UC Berkeley for science [4] and the start-up Perian from Germany for industry [5]
Challenges and Future
Although Sky Computing has the potential to revolutionise the cloud computing landscape, a number of challenges still stand in the way. These include technical challenges, data protection and security concerns and regulatory issues. Despite these challenges, many trends indicate that the concept of sky computing could play an important role in the future.
Sky computing is expected to lead to better scalability, performance and availability of cloud-based applications while creating new opportunities for innovation and business models. More platforms are emerging with the goal of unifying cloud computing, offering the flexibility to operate independently or be integrated seamlessly – xcware
References
- ^ a b Buyya, Rajkumar; Yeo, Chee Shin; Venugopal, Srikumar; Broberg, James; Brandic, Ivona (2009). "Cloud computing and emerging IT platforms: Vision, hype, and reality for delivering computing as the 5th utility". Future Generation Computer Systems. 25 (6): 599–616. doi:10.1016/j.future.2008.12.001.
- ^ Rajkumar Buyya, Chee Shin Yeo, Srikumar Venugopal (2008), "Market-Oriented Cloud Computing: Vision, Hype, and Reality for Delivering IT Services as Computing Utilities", 2008 10th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, pp. 5–13, arXiv:0808.3558, doi:10.1109/HPCC.2008.172, ISBN 978-0-7695-3352-0
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Stephanie Wang, Benjamin Hindman, Ion Stoica (2021), In reference to RPC: it's time to add distributed memory, ACM, pp. 191–198, doi:10.1145/3458336.3465302, ISBN 978-1-4503-8438-4, retrieved 2023-07-10
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "UC Berkeley Sky Computing – UC Berkeley Computer Science Dept". Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Perian - Pioneer the sky" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-10.