A comparative study of current open-source infrastructure as a service frameworks

  • Theo Lynn
  • , Graham Hunt
  • , David Corcoran
  • , John Morrison
  • , Philip Healy

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Abstract

With the growth of cloud computing in recent years, several commercial and open source IaaS frameworks have emerged. The development of open source IaaS solutions offers a free and flexible alternative to commercial cloud services. The main contribution of this paper is to provide a qualitative comparative of current open-source IaaS frameworks. Existing research papers examining open source IaaS frameworks have focused on comparing OpenStack with a small number of alternatives. However, current research fails to adequately compare all major open source frameworks in a single study and notably lacks the inclusion of CloudStack. Our research paper provides the first overview of the five main open source cloud IaaS frameworks-OpenStack, CloudStack, OpenNebula, Eucalyptus and Nimbus. As such, this review provides researchers and potential users with an up to date and comprehensive overview of the features of each solution and allows for an easy comparison between the open source solutions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCLOSER 2015 - 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, Proceedings
EditorsMarkus Helfert, Donald Ferguson, Victor Mendez Munoz
PublisherSciTePress
Pages95-104
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9789897581045
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 20 May 201522 May 2015

Publication series

NameCLOSER 2015 - 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, Proceedings

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2015
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period20/05/1522/05/15

Keywords

  • Cloud Computing
  • Cloudstack
  • Eucalyptus
  • IaaS
  • Open Source
  • Opennebula
  • Openstack

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