MultiLibOS: an OS architecture for cloud computing
Date
2012-12-10
DOI
Authors
Schatzberg, Dan
Cadden, James
Krieger, Orran
Appavoo, Jonathan
Version
OA Version
Citation
Schatzberg, Dan; Cadden, James; Krieger, Orran; Appavoo, Jonathan. "MultiLibOS: An OS architecture for Cloud Computing", Technical Report BUCS-TR-2012-018, Computer Science Department, Boston University, December 10, 2012. [Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/11406]
Abstract
Cloud computing is resulting in fundamental changes to computing infrastructure, yet these changes have not resulted in corresponding changes to operating systems. In this paper we discuss some key changes we see in the computing infrastructure and applications of IaaS systems. We argue that these changes enable and demand a very different model of operating system. We then describe the MulitLibOS architecture we are exploring and how it helps exploit the scale and elasticity of integrated systems while still allowing for legacy software run on traditional OSes.