Preface
This volume contains the proceedings of the Sixth International DMTF Academic Alliance Workshop on Systems and Virtualization Management: Standards and the Cloud (SVM 2012) held in Las Vegas, Nevada USA, October 26, 2012.
The SVM 2012 proceedings are intended for use by students of cloud computing, systems and virtualization management. The reader is presumed to have a basic knowledge of systems management technologies, cloud computing and standards at the level provided, for example, the Common Information Model (CIM) standard for modeling management resources. The student of cloud computing and systems management will find here material that could be included in an advanced study program. These proceedings should furthermore allow students to acquire an appreciation of the breadth and variety of cloud computing, systems and virtualization management research.
The proceedings also illuminate related standards and research issues, answering questions such as: what are the implications of virtualization for distributed systems management, which advances in information models and protocols aid in managing virtualization, what new problems will we incur when managing cloud computing, virtualized systems and services, and how might management itself benefit from virtualization? Topics related to managing cloud computing, distributed systems, virtualization of distributed resources/services and work in management standardization are also highlighted.
The submitted papers went through an active review process, with each submission reviewed by at least three members of the Program Committee. We also sought external reviews from experts in certain areas. All these inputs were used by the Program Committee in selecting a final program with seven regular papers and two short papers.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the 8th International Conference on Network and Services Management, through the provision of facilities and other resources, and our sponsor, the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).
Many individuals were very generous with their time and expertise. We thank the Program Committee and the external reviewers for their efforts in the assessment and evaluation needed to put together the technical program. We thank the system developers for creating and supporting the invaluable EasyChair conference management system. Finally, we thank IEEE for providing the proceedings of SVM12.
October 2012
Mark Carlson
Michelle Sibilla
Ludi Akue
Nils gentschen Felde
Vitalian A. Danciu
Pedro Assis
Kes Wold
Shannon Keith-Marsoun
