Confluence of Technologies
Cluster-based scalable distribution, remote execution, management, monitoring tools
- UCB Millennium, OSCAR, ..., Utah Emulab, ...
Virtual machines & Sandboxing
- VMWare, Janos, Denali,... web-host slices (EnSim)
Overlay networks becoming ubiquitous
- xBone, RON, Detour... Akamai, Digital Island, ....
Service Composition Frameworks
- yahoo, ninja, .net, websphere, Eliza
Established internet ‘crossroads’ – colos
Web Services / Utility Computing
Authentication infrastructure (grid)
Packet processing (layer 7 switches, NATs, firewalls)