Overview of the US National Science Foundation Cloud and Autonomic Computing Industry/University Cooperative Research Center testbed activities on the US NSF Chameleon, Cloudlab and XSEDE resources. The NSF CAC will use its industry/university connections to promote and foster open cloud standards & interoperability testbeds using internal and external resources. Specific projects have been proposed and approved on two new NSF computer-science-oriented cloud “testbed as a service” resources, Chameleon and CloudLab, which have recently been funded to replace the FutureGrid project. These testbeds will be open to all researchers who wish to cooperate with us on cloud interoperability, performance, standards or general cloud functionality testing within the context of the approved projects. Both US domestic and international participants are welcome, as long as you’re willing to work on interoperability topics and share your results. Opportunties for involvement in the CAC by commercial companies also exist, as described at http://nsfcac.org

1. CloudWatch Briefing: NSF CAC
Cloudscape VII: Mar. 9, 2015
Brussels, Belgium
US National Science Foundation
Cloud and Autonomic Computing
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
And Related NSF Cloud Activities Overview
CLoudWatch: Around the World in 45 Minutes
March 9, 2015
Alan Sill, Ph.D
Director, NSF Cloud and Autonomic Computing Center
Texas Tech University

2. CloudWatch Briefing: NSF CAC
Cloudscape VII: Mar. 9, 2015
Brussels, Belgium
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Project ran 2011-2014 and has now concluded!

3. Award Made
April 15, 2014

4. CloudWatch Briefing: NSF CAC
Cloudscape VII: Mar. 9, 2015
Brussels, Belgium
Technical Cooperation Agreements:
NSF CAC Current Participants:
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Others
to
come!
TTU
…
(Existing)
Industry and Gov’t Members as of Feb. 2015:
MSU
(In Progress)

5. CloudWatch Briefing: NSF CAC
Cloudscape VII: Mar. 9, 2015
Brussels, Belgium
Project update: Cloud Interoperability Testbed
New CAC project on Chameleon to support standards and
software interoperability testing research projects:
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Replaces Previous
FutureGrid project

6. updated: 10/23/14CloudLab
New NSF research facility:
“CACnetworking” SDN/NFV
interoperability testbed
project now approved
Operated by:

7. CloudWatch Briefing: NSF CAC
Cloudscape VII: Mar. 9, 2015
Brussels, Belgium
CAC project: XSEDE Standards Prototyping
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Standards Prototyping project
recently approved!

8. CloudWatch Briefing: NSF CAC
Cloudscape VII: Mar. 9, 2015
Brussels, Belgium
Conclusions
• The NSF CAC will use its industry/university connections to
promote and foster open cloud standards & interoperability
testbeds using internal and external resources.
• Specific projects have been proposed and approved on two
new NSF computer-science-oriented cloud “testbed as a
service” resources, Chameleon and CloudLab, which have
recently been funded to replace the FutureGrid project.
• These testbeds will be OPEN TO ALL who wish to cooperate
with us on cloud interoperability, performance, standards or
general cloud functionality testing within the context of the
approved projects.
• International participants welcome, as long as you’re willing to
work on interoperability topics and share your results.