Another book release

My another book "Computational and Data Grids: Principles, Applications and Design" has released. I am the co-author of this book where I have written a chapter. This chapter extends the discussion through an analysis of the key concepts of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), grid, and cloud computing demonstrating a tight relation between these concepts in order to develop a highly scalable application system. This chapter also presents a coverage approach for concepts of Web 2.0 related to grid computing and on-demand enterprise model.
For details, please refer publisher home page,
http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=51946&detailstype=preface

Review and summary of cloud security scenarios

Summary: This article is a review of the security section of the "Cloud Computing Use Cases Whitepaper" Version 3.0 — posted by the Cloud Computer Computing Use Cases Discussion Group — to highlight the security issues that architects and developers should consider as they move to the cloud.

Please refer
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/cloud/library/cl-rev1security.html?ca=dgr-twtrCloudSecuritydth-Cloud

A cloud what a destiny for SMEs….

There are lots of challenges and opportunities with the introduction of cloud in the market. There are several doubts exist with SMEs who are looking benefits from cloud

1. Is there an easy way to migrate on-premises application into cloud?
2. Who will take care existing infrastructure investment if shifting into the cloud; is there any compensation for those infrastructure
3. How can take benefit from cloud because there are large scale corporate is already there like Amazon, Salesforce.com.
4. What kind of application or services or what type/level of business can do from cloud in the context of SMEs
5. Security and SLA is always in the priority of question list
6. What about the future of cloud engineering/technology

Master's thesis

Today I successfully finished my final presentation of MS thesis. Thank you so much for all Professors, researchers, open community, and friends.

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A glance of Cloud Camp Seoul 2009

Today, I had a chance to attend Cloud Camp Seoul 2009 which was jointly organized by Enomaly and Korea Cloud Computing Association. It is a good experience to interact industry people, government people and academic people in a single forum. I had a chance to listen Reuven Cohen ("The Growth and Impact of Cloud Computing"), and Dr. Richard Reiner ("Challenges of Cloud Computing: Availability and Security"). I also meet them, its a wonderful moment there. Here I am listing some thoughts that I found missing in the CC camp, may be we can improve in future...

* I feel, they are trying to define cloud computing as more market oriented way...may be cloud came first in market from enterprise rather than academia that's why....
* In such camp it will better to involve paper presentation from academia, and researcher from research institutes also so that better interaction will be there...
* I feel, there is a need of tri-integration among Government, Enterprises and academic institutes. I think Government and Enterprises can be benefit from research work of academia, they should think how can involve universities in CC revolution, may be a we can think towards UniversityCloud or CampusCloud or providing them free cloud testbed for research purpose. So far as I know many researcher are worrying about free testbed so that we can have a concept to introduce "Research as a Service". So in future we can make a CC research-hub, it can be very useful to disseminate the "Knowledge as a Service" that we can utilize on various sectors such as K-12 education or Village Knowledge Center or telecenter or telemedicine sectors (these are few example of empowering community towards ICT and creating a sustainable infrastructure in poor and remote areas)
* I found Korean Government is investing much budget on CC and research work, this is very good indication for potential application area on CC.
* There are much concern of CC security and interoperability