From 7b6ad9b45dea5982a66633bd4fb3c565466e250a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Changbin Liu Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:34:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Expand README with more details Change-Id: Ied171c3a96f077ed2c8cbbbf781fbeeaadeeff9a --- README.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9c204e7..bb68f21 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,33 @@ -Inception +Inception: Towards a Nested Cloud Architecture ========= -Inception: Towards a Nested Cloud Architecture +Inception Clouds are built entirely on top of the virtual resources +acquired from today’s clouds, and provide nested VMs to end users. + +Inception Clouds enable: + +- Acceleration of continuous integration for open-source cloud + management software such as OpenStack + +- Hypervisor flexibility: VM live migration, VM replication for high + availability, instant VM spawning under high load demand, intrusion + detection by customizing Dom0 firewall... + +- App-specific resource allocation: customize subscription ratio, VM + consolidation + +- Low operation overhead: no physical metals, therefore no worry on + issues like cooling, power, cabling, rack design, malfunctioned + hardware replacement, data center real estate + +- Spanning across multiple providers: both private and public clouds + over geographically wide area + +Essentially, Inception Clouds enable entire control of your cloud, +with even less operation overhead. + +For more information, please refer to our HotCloud'13 paper + + http://www2.research.att.com/~changbl/pubs/Inception_Towards_a_Nested_Cloud_Architecture.pdf + +The code is rapidly evolving. Stay tuned!