the cloud needs an operating system – philip j. windley

The Cloud Needs an Operating SystemPhillip J. Windley, Ph.D.Chief Technology OfficerKynetx@windley

The great question (about power) is who

should have it.

– John Locke

The Web (circa 1996)

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ServerSpace

Google FacebookiCloud

Web 2.0

ClientSpace

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Web 2.0

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Google FacebookiCloud

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So long as we are merely clients of servers, we cannot be independent

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Alice'sPersonal Cloud

To make this manageable and flexible, personal clouds need an operating system

Operating SystemsCollection of services:

Operating Systems

Identity management

Collection of services:

Operating Systems

Identity management

Data management

Collection of services:

Operating Systems

Identity management

Data management

Programming model

Collection of services:

Operating Systems

Identity management

Data management

Programming model

Connections

Collection of services:

Alice'sPersonal Cloud

Bob'sPersonal Cloud

Alice'sPersonal Cloud

Bob'sPersonal Cloud

Kynetx has built an operating system for personal clouds.

Our model supports collections of connected, programable persistent data objects that canrepresent any thing

Our model is decentralized & networked:

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To introduce this idea, we've created some little tags that add magical features to anything you attach them to.

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CloudOS isn’t

Web desktop

OS for devices (TinyOS)

Distributed OS (Inferno)

Because it allows you to act as a peer, a CloudOS...

...orchestrates and coordinates online interactions

...enables cooperating networks of products and

services

...supports intention-driven automation

...transforms the way you interact with the world

My book on how this can be built now

CloudOS White Papers

www.windley.com

CloudOS Screencasts

www.windley.com

docsdeveloper.kynetx.com

Contact info: Phil Windley

pjw@kynetx.comwww.windley.com

@windley

Personal Clouds Need anOperating System