[LINK] RFC: Cloud Computing Architecture

[Roger Clarke]

I've flung together a paper that tries to nudge computer scientists 
out of their cocoons, and adopt a broad enough conception of cloud 
computing.  The intended venue is a Workshop in Melbourne.

It's phrased in the clipped fashion used in engineering conferences, 
in the hope that it might survive the likely mauling it will get from 
reviewers.

Constructively negative feedback gratefully received!


            User Requirements for Cloud Computing Architecture
               http://www.rogerclarke.com/II/CCSA-0911.html

To date, the literature on software architecture for cloud computing 
is focussed almost entirely on the service-provider. It accordingly 
fails to reflect the fact that cloud computing is a form of 
client-server relationship, and hence architectures must encompass 
the software and devices that users utilise in order to invoke 
functions in the cloud. Yet worse, analyses to date commonly fail to 
adequately reflect the risks that users are subject to when they use 
cloud services. This paper proposes a comprehensive model that 
reflects user needs, and identifies implications of the model for 
computer scientists working in the area.


The International Workshop of Software Architecture Principles for and
with Cloud Computing (ArchiteCloud 2010)
http://www.nicta.com.au/people/tosicv/architecloud2010


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