Towards Modelling and Implementation of Reliability and Usability Features for Research-Oriented Cloud Computing Platforms

Abstract

Usability and readability features are crucial on all phases of software development process as well as while applying the developed software. A hard-to-read and hard-to-understand model of a complicated system might provide more confusion that clarification and development support. A hard-to-use technology or system might lead to its misuse or even to hazardous accidents. In this chapter, we present an approach on modelling and implementation of research-oriented cloud computing platforms, focusing on the reliability and usability features. The proposed formal framework provides an easy-to-read templates for modelling of core platform components. The proposed cloud computing platform allows researchers to conduct experiments requiring complex computations over big data. The core feature of the platform is that the users do not require to a deep technical understanding of cloud computing, HPC, fault tolerance, or data management in order to leverage all the benefits of cloud computing.