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Smart contracts and blockchain have the potential to change the current shape of cloud markets by enabling the development of completely decentralized cloud/fog solutions...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Smart contracts and blockchain have the potential to change the current shape of cloud markets by enabling the development of completely decentralized cloud/fog solutions, which lower costs and enforce predictable results without requiring any intermediary. In this article, we survey three of these solutions, namely Golem, iExec, and SONM, compare them, and identify some of the problems they leave unsolved. Moreover, we consider existing standards for the development of interoperable decentralized cloud solutions that would allow such systems to compete with large providers and would prevent vendor lock-in. We believe that our study contributes to the evolution of cloud systems not only by pointing out incompatibilities among projects and possible solutions for research problems in the area, but also by reviewing the existing standards and suggesting new standardization opportunities.
Published in: IEEE Communications Standards Magazine ( Volume: 2, Issue: 3, September 2018)
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Rafael Brundo Uriarte (rafael.uriarte@gmail.com) is a postdoctoral research fellow at IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy. His research interests include blockchain-based systems, cloud computing, autonomic computing, machine learning, and distributed systems. He has published in several international conferences and journals, such as IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE/ACM CCGrid, IEEE CLOUD, and UCC. Additio...Show More
Rafael Brundo Uriarte (rafael.uriarte@gmail.com) is a postdoctoral research fellow at IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy. His research interests include blockchain-based systems, cloud computing, autonomic computing, machine learning, and distributed systems. He has published in several international conferences and journals, such as IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE/ACM CCGrid, IEEE CLOUD, and UCC. Additio...View more
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Rocco De Nicola is a professor of computer science at IMT School for Advanced Studies. His research is concerned with the foundations of distributed computing, the formal specification and checking of qualitative and quantitative properties of systems, and the protection of distributed systems and computer networks. He is the author of around 200 publications in international journals and books, and has been a keynote spe...Show More
Rocco De Nicola is a professor of computer science at IMT School for Advanced Studies. His research is concerned with the foundations of distributed computing, the formal specification and checking of qualitative and quantitative properties of systems, and the protection of distributed systems and computer networks. He is the author of around 200 publications in international journals and books, and has been a keynote spe...View more
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Rafael Brundo Uriarte (rafael.uriarte@gmail.com) is a postdoctoral research fellow at IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy. His research interests include blockchain-based systems, cloud computing, autonomic computing, machine learning, and distributed systems. He has published in several international conferences and journals, such as IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE/ACM CCGrid, IEEE CLOUD, and UCC. Additional information is available at http://rafaeluriarte.com/.
Rafael Brundo Uriarte (rafael.uriarte@gmail.com) is a postdoctoral research fellow at IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy. His research interests include blockchain-based systems, cloud computing, autonomic computing, machine learning, and distributed systems. He has published in several international conferences and journals, such as IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE/ACM CCGrid, IEEE CLOUD, and UCC. Additional information is available at http://rafaeluriarte.com/.View more
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Rocco De Nicola is a professor of computer science at IMT School for Advanced Studies. His research is concerned with the foundations of distributed computing, the formal specification and checking of qualitative and quantitative properties of systems, and the protection of distributed systems and computer networks. He is the author of around 200 publications in international journals and books, and has been a keynote speaker at many international conferences and schools.
Rocco De Nicola is a professor of computer science at IMT School for Advanced Studies. His research is concerned with the foundations of distributed computing, the formal specification and checking of qualitative and quantitative properties of systems, and the protection of distributed systems and computer networks. He is the author of around 200 publications in international journals and books, and has been a keynote speaker at many international conferences and schools.View more
