Putting Order Into the Cloud: Object-oriented UML-based Rule Enforcement for Document and Application Organization

摘要

Cloud computing describes a new distributed computing paradigm for IT data and services that involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources. While cost reduction and flexibility in storage, services, and maintenance are important considerations when deciding on whether or how to migrate data and applications to the cloud, large organizations like the Department of Defense need to consider the organization and structure of data on the cloud and the operations on such data in order to reap the full benefit of cloud computing. This report describes how object- oriented design using the UML, in addition to providing source control tools tailored for use in the cloud, can provide effective management of contents in the cloud, or what we term cloud control.