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以效用为导向的信息技术服务。基于现收现付模式，它支持托管来自消费者、科学和商业领域的普及应用程序。然而，由于部分虚拟化以及对数据中心的计算和网络资源缺乏集成管理，应用程序无法充分利用云的强大功能。该项目旨在通过以下方式转变云计算：制定软件定义云的体系结构原则；集成分配计算和网络资源以满足应用程序服务质量要求的算法和策略；以及用于软件定义云的能效管理的新型软件技术。

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.