Sun's Project Caroline is an advanced research project of a hosting platform for development and delivery of dynamically scalable Internet-based services targeting small- and medium-sized software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers.

A recent edition of Innovating@Sun features Sun Labs Vice President of Advanced Technology Dr. Rick Zippel who discusses Project Caroline and virtualization. Specifically,

• Why simply virtualizing processors doesn't simplify the management problems the CIO faces
• Connecting compute, networking, and storage to get platform-level virtualization
• The increasing need for flexibility
• Creating a boundary that allows CTOs the ability to innovate rapidly while simultaneously allowing CIOs to manage the hardware, networks, and storage layout in a more controlled fashion
• Scaling up quickly to meet demand
• Language as the abstraction level
• Performance vs. abstraction
• How Project Caroline allows programmatic management of networks, load balancers, etc., thereby making it easier for developers to plan in advance for growth of the company
• Making development and deployment the same thing

Project Caroline also was the topic of a technical session hosted during the 2007 JavaOne Conference and the presentation is now available online. Given by Sun Distinguished Engineer Bob Scheifler, the session entitled Project Caroline: Platform as a Service, at Your Service, for Your Service is available as a multimedia presentation and PDF. [...read more...]

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