A down-to-earth look at the cloud host OS
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Abstract
Current cloud programming models have opened up new opportunities, but the platforms they run on are still rooted in the legacy of single machine-centric computing. This leads to inefficiency that both costs money and offends scientific sensibilities. In this position paper, we make a passionate and necessarily opinionated argument for a research agenda that challenges fundamental assumptions about operating systems and "cloud" application software. We present a set of ideas for possible directions, and hope to elicit fruitful discussion within the community.
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ISBN:9781450311625
DOI:10.1145/2169090
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- Christof Fetzer,
- Flavio Junqueira,
- Peter Pietzuch
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