Creating portable TOSCA archive for iKnow university management system
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2014-09-07
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Abstract
Portability of developed solutions is a huge challenge
for both the customers and cloud providers. A typical customer
would like to realize a flexible software solution which can be
easily deployed on a selected infrastructure or transferred on a
cloud environment. Finally, the idea of a software environment
independent of a specific cloud provider enables preferable
conditions for customers.
These portability issues are analyzed for a case study of
a custom University Management System - iKnow, used by
the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Macedonia. This
paper presents implementation of a Topology and Orchestration
Specification for Cloud Applications (TOSCA) specification to
enable a software solution to be deployed on a flexible and
portable environment.
The motivation to consider the implementation of such a
platform is initiated due to the rising number of students that
use the iKnow system, reaching the peak during the enrollment
periods. A possible solution is to consider the possibility of moving
the iKnow system (or its part) to a cloud environment and balance
the workload using flexible resources. We conducted research to
describe the iKnow system using the TOSCA specification and
to enable a rather easy deployment and maintenance.
This paper presents the challenges and issues regarding the
TOSCA specification while implemented on the iKnow system.
for both the customers and cloud providers. A typical customer
would like to realize a flexible software solution which can be
easily deployed on a selected infrastructure or transferred on a
cloud environment. Finally, the idea of a software environment
independent of a specific cloud provider enables preferable
conditions for customers.
These portability issues are analyzed for a case study of
a custom University Management System - iKnow, used by
the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Macedonia. This
paper presents implementation of a Topology and Orchestration
Specification for Cloud Applications (TOSCA) specification to
enable a software solution to be deployed on a flexible and
portable environment.
The motivation to consider the implementation of such a
platform is initiated due to the rising number of students that
use the iKnow system, reaching the peak during the enrollment
periods. A possible solution is to consider the possibility of moving
the iKnow system (or its part) to a cloud environment and balance
the workload using flexible resources. We conducted research to
describe the iKnow system using the TOSCA specification and
to enable a rather easy deployment and maintenance.
This paper presents the challenges and issues regarding the
TOSCA specification while implemented on the iKnow system.
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