Cloud Computing on the
HP Labs Data Centre at
the University of Calgary
Cameron Kiddle
Grid Research Centre
University of Calgary
Cybera Summit
September 29, 2008
Cloud Computing Workshop - 2
Outline
� What is cloud computing?
� Who are the players?
� Why use cloud-based solutions?
� What is our (GRC’s) cloud solution?
� How do you integrate services in our solution?
� Demonstration
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What is Cloud Computing?
� A wide variety of definitions floating around
� Key features:
� Everything as a Service (EAAS)
� Utility/On-demand
� Accessibility/Transparency
� Scalability
� Virtualization
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Cloud vs. Grid vs. Utility Computing
� Cloud Computing
� Transparent access to scalable and dynamic services over the Internet
� Grid Computing
� Coordinated sharing of heterogeneous resources across administrative domains
� Utility Computing
� Business model for providing resources on-demand as a metered service
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Who are the Players?
� Rapidly growing number of cloud vendors
� Offering many different services at many different levels (proprietary solutions)
� No standards, lack of portability
� Vendor lock-in is an issue
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Why Use Cloud-based Solutions?
� Reduce capital, support and maintenance costs
� Pay only for what you use
� Get access to more/fewer resources when needed
� Ready to use for users
� No more downloads, installations or updates
� Simplify and speed up software development
� Don’t have to support multiple platforms
� Application popularity and lifespan difficult to predict
� Scale applications according to user demand
Cybera Summit
September 29, 2008
Cloud Computing Workshop - 7
Case Study: Application Popularity on
� Difficult to predict popularity and lifespan of applications
� Facebook Application Growth� Sep. 2007: ~ 3700
� Sep. 2008: ~39000
� Facebook Application Popularity (Sep. 12, 2008)� 39181 applications
� Active user data for 37155 apps
� 3 apps > 10 million active users
� 80% apps < 1000 active users
Monthly Active Users
vs.
Rank of Facebook Applications
(September 12, 2008)
Cybera Summit
September 29, 2008
Cloud Computing Workshop - 8
Case Study: Animoto – A Cloud
Computing Success Story
� Animoto (http://animoto.com)
� Produces professional quality videos from images
� Runs on Amazon EC2
� Popularity soared when promoted on Facebook
� During the course of 4 days:
� Jumped from 8 to 450 renderings per minute
� ~20000 new users per hour
� 3500 instances running on Amazon EC2 at peak(Source: D. Barker. You Need 3,500 Servers by When?! On-demand Enterprise. 2008.07.07)
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September 29, 2008
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GRC and Cloud Computing
� GRC is collaborating with HP Labs to:
� Explore the use of virtualization in data centre automation
� Explore the use of social networking platforms in improving user experience
� Research conducted on HP Labs Data Centre at the University of Calgary
� 320 HP ProLiant BL465 C-class blades (1280 cores)
� Donated in large part by HP
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September 29, 2008
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Our Cloud-based Solution
� ASPEN: Automated Service Provisioning ENvironment
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ASPEN: Key Components
� Utility Provider Orchestrator (UPO)
� Schedules, allocates and manages virtual appliances
� Handles requests from Service Provider Agents (SPAs)
� Service Provider Agent (SPA)
� Facilitates communication between UPO and service
provider
� Implemented custom to type of service environment
� Monitors service environment
� Requests/returns virtual appliances from/to UPO as needed
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September 29, 2008
Cloud Computing Workshop - 12
Integrating Services in ASPEN
� Create Virtual Appliances
� Establish Service Environments
� Create Service Provider Agents (SPAs)
� Establish Service Level Agreements
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Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)
Demonstrator
� FDS – legacy application developed by NIST
� Created comprehensive environment for FDS
� Upload/edit input files
� Submit/resubmit simulations
� Download results
� Visualize results
� Share/interact with other users
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FDS Demonstrator Infrastructure
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FDS Demonstration
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Contact Information
Cameron Kiddle
http://grid.ucalgary.ca/
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