OGF Open Cloud Computing Interface Spec
http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?public_comment
Now in a phase of accepting public comments before release. OCCI would love to hear feedback!
http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?public_comment
Now in a phase of accepting public comments before release. OCCI would love to hear feedback!
http://blogs.sun.com/craigmcc/entry/why_hateoas
"It started with a simple question or two, which boil down to: * If Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State (HATEOAS) is so cool, why is it not being used by more REST APIs today? * Are there any short term benefits to go along with the stated long term benefits like adaptability to change?"
http://roy.gbiv.com/untangled/2009/it-is-okay-to-use-post
Roy Fielding on the usage of POST within REST, prompted by Tim Bray's recent article
http://www.engineyard.com/vertebra
Interesting... Vertebra is a framework for orchestrating complex processes in a Cloud. It is designed with an emphasis on security, fault tolerance, and portability.
And I'm sure there's others... in fact here's a dude that's listed all the amazon services exposed as wsdl http://www.ecocoma.com/amazon_wsdl.aspx
@poster: URL needs fixing
"pay for what you get?" :-p
http://eucalyptus.cs.ucsb.edu/wiki/EucalyptusSourceCode
Great news for the virtual infrastructure hacker in you!
I think you're correct but on a macro level - what I find useful with anything EU FP is at the micro level... universities get students funded - they and academic staff push out good research in the general area of original project. It's here where you'll find the innovation. Also within the SME (micro-ISV) participation in such research activities can produce promising technology.