Computing Reviews
Today's Issue Hot Topics Search Browse Recommended My Account Log In
Review Help
Search
A survey on cloud interoperability: taxonomies, standards, and practice
Zhang Z., Wu C., Cheung D. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review40 (4):13-22,2013.Type:Article
Date Reviewed: Apr 14 2014

A comprehensive survey of interoperability strategies for various infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud platforms is conducted in this paper. The authors define cloud interoperability, and discuss existing taxonomies, standards, and implementations of cloud interoperability. They end with suggested promising directions for future research.

Three specific interoperability standards--open virtualization format (OVF), cloud data management interface (CDMI), and open cloud computing interface (OCCI)--are identified and compared. The analysis is readable and reasonably thorough, and certainly addresses a topic of high interest in today’s technical environment.

There is no explanation for the absence of OASIS from the set of standards groups under consideration. There is a curious absence of references to any other literature providing a similar comprehensive survey. I was able to quickly locate at least six with publication dates between 2011 and 2012. Also, the authors should have included references to the FutureGrid project, which provides a testbed for cloud interoperability, including the ability to switch between underlying hypervisors.

Reviewer:  Jill Gemmill Review #: CR142164 (1407-0549)
Bookmark and Share
 
Cloud Computing (C.2.4 ... )
 
 
Interoperability (D.2.12 )
 
 
Introductory And Survey (A.1 )
 
Would you recommend this review?
yes
no
Other reviews under "Cloud Computing": Date
Cloud security and privacy: an enterprise perspective on risks and compliance
Mather T., Kumaraswamy S., Latif S., O’Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2009.  336, Type: Book (9780596802769), Reviews: (1 of 3)
Dec 14 2009
Cloud security and privacy: an enterprise perspective on risks and compliance
Mather T., Kumaraswamy S., Latif S., O’Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2009.  336, Type: Book (9780596802769), Reviews: (2 of 3)
Jan 26 2010
Cloud security and privacy: an enterprise perspective on risks and compliance
Mather T., Kumaraswamy S., Latif S., O’Reilly Media, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2009.  336, Type: Book (9780596802769), Reviews: (3 of 3)
Mar 18 2010
more...

E-Mail This Printer-Friendly
Send Your Comments
Contact Us
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.   Copyright 1999-2024 ThinkLoud®
Terms of Use
| Privacy Policy