On-demand virtualization

Eucalyptus is an API-compatible open-source clone of the Amazon AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud platform. This provides NASA researchers with the simplest possible approach to on-demand computing capacity. All AWS-compatible tools will work "out-of-the-box" or with minor customization. As an added benefit, the virtual server images used by NASA teams within Nebula can easily be run on EC2 (or other Xen-based virtualization environments) by outside partners, collaborators, or independent researchers.

Eucalyptus was originally developed by researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara. This insightful paper, introducing Eucalyptus, provides background on the concepts and opportunities of IaaS.

Additional information regarding Eucalyptus is available on the Eucalyptus website.