Projektbeschreibung
Noch schnellere Entwicklung von Anwendungen
Um bei der nächsten Generation des Cloud-Computing vorn mit dabei zu sein, muss die Softwareentwicklung Anwendungen schnell aufbauen, hochladen und bereitstellen. Derzeit läuft Software in der Software- und IT-Branche auf geteilter Hardware wie Datenzentren, um Kosten zu reduzieren. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt UNICORE wird es der Softwareentwicklung ermöglichen, die kleinsten leichten virtuellen Maschinen (Unikernel) einfach zu bauen und schnell bereitzustellen. Es wird einen gemeinsamen Basiscode aufstellen, mit dem Unikernel gebaut und Tools entwickelt werden können, mit denen der Aufbau dieser Unikernel einfach wird. Der Aufbau einer Open-Source-Toolchain wird die sichere und tragbare Entwicklung von Unikernel ermöglichen und verspricht kommerzielle Möglichkeiten, die in vier relevanten industriellen Innovationsrichtungen getestet und vorgeführt werden: serverloses Computing, Virtualisierung der Netzwerkfunktion, Internet der Dinge sowie intelligente Verträge.
Ziel
Quickly developing, upgrading and deploying applications is the core function of the software and IT industry, often achieved through running software on shared hardware (e.g. on data centers) in order to reduce costs and improve profitability. At this point however, the software world appears stuck with inherently insecure and not-so-efficient lightweight virtualization (e.g. containers), because virtual machines are deemed too expensive to use in many scenarios. Unikernels, extremely lightweight VMs, seem like a step towards a solution, but their overwhelming development time and costs hinder their use in real-world settings. Unicore will challenge this status quo by enabling software developers to easily build and quickly deploy lightweight, secure and verifiable images (which we call unikernels) starting from existing applications. Unicore will create a common code base from which to build unikernels, and develop tools that will make the creation of such unikernels as easy as compiling an app for an existing OS, which will enable EU players to lead the next generation of cloud computing services and technology. Such tools will also allow for the creation of lean, efficient operating systems that would be perfectly suitable for resource-constrained devices settings such as IoT. Through its industry-led consortium and its top-notch academic partners, Unicore will ensure exploitation of its technical results through the implementation and operational deployment of multiple use cases. Unicore addresses the work programme’s goals by (1) providing a common code base and tools for code reusability, (2) by developing tools for verification and validation of the generated software, (3) through transparently handling of cross-platform dependencies and by (4) accelerating the full software lifecycle by fully automating several of its stages.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
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Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
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H2020-ICT-2018-2
Finanzierungsplan
IA - Innovation actionKoordinator
060042 Bucharest
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