CloudFIT, a PAaS platform for IoT applications over pervasive networks

Abstract

IoT applications are the next important step towards the establishment of mobiquitous systems, but at the same time these environments raise important challenges when considering data distribution and processing. While most IoT applications today rely on clouds as back-end, critical applications that require fast response or enhanced privacy levels may require proximity services specially tailored to these needs. The deployment of private cloud services on top of pervasive grids represent an interesting alternative to traditional cloud infrastructures. In this work we present CloudFIT, a PaaS middleware that allows the creation of private clouds over pervasive environments. Using a Map- Reduce application as example, we show how CloudFIT provides both storage and data aggregation/analysis capabilities at the service of IoT networks.