[occi-wg] Open Cloud Computing Interface OpenStack Blueprint Implementation

[Edmonds, AndrewX]

Hi all,

Just a post to let you all know that the implementation for the Open Cloud Computing Interface (OCCI) [1] blueprint [2] has been placed up on Gerrit [3]. By having this API exposed out of OpenStack, large projects such as FutureGrid [4], EGI FedCloud [5], FIware [6] and CompatibleOne [7] can leverage OpenStack as an infrastructure platform and in so growing the OpenStack community even more! This also has the backing of recommendations from the UK [8] and German Governments [9]. Details of what it can do can be found in the OpenStack wiki [10]. This is work that has been carried out by Intel Labs Europe in the Cloud Service Lab and is partially funded by FIware [6] and echoes much of what Thierry Carrez wrote in his recent blog post [11]. 

If the OCCI community want to see this work as part of OpenStack, please see the thread on the OpenStack mailing list (openstack at lists.launchpad.net - I'll send the URL of the archive when available) and voice your support!

Cheers,
Andy

[1] http://www.occi-wg.org
[2] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/bexar-open-cloud-compute-interface
[3] To be filled
[4] http://www.future-grid.org
[5] https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/Fedcloud-tf:FederatedCloudsTaskForce
[6] http://www.fi-ware.eu
[7] http://www.compatibleone.org
[8] http://occi-wg.org/2011/02/21/occi-and-the-uk-government-cloud/
[9] http://occi-wg.org/2012/03/18/german-government-recognises-occi-as-leading-the-cloud-standards-arena/
[10] http://wiki.openstack.org/occi
[11] http://fnords.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/ask-not-what-openstack-can-do-for-you/
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