Algorithms and Software Systems for Management of Software-Defined Clouds

该项目旨在开发功能更强大、成本更低的云计算技术。云计算为全球用户提供面向实用的信息技术服务。基于按需付费模式，它可以托管来自消费者，科学和商业领域的普遍应用程序。然而，由于部分虚拟化以及缺乏对数据中心的计算和网络资源的集成管理，应用程序无法利用云的全部功能。该项目旨在通过开发软件定义云的架构原则、计算和网络资源综合分配的算法和策略以满足应用程序的服务质量要求，以及用于软件定义云的节能管理的新型软件技术，来转变云计算。

This project seeks to develop technologies for more powerful and lower-cost cloud computing. Cloud computing offers utility-oriented information technology services to users worldwide. Based on pay-as-you-go model, it enables hosting of pervasive applications from consumer, scientific and business domains. However, applications are unable to harness the full power of the cloud due to partial virtualisation and lack of integrated management of compute and network resources of data centres. This project aims to transform cloud computing by developing architectural principles for software-defined clouds; algorithms and policies for integrated allocation of compute and network resources to meet quality-of-service requirements of applications; and a novel software technology for energy-efficient management of software-defined clouds.