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'''Nebula''' is a Federal [[cloud computing]] pilotproject under development at [[NASA Ames Research Center]] in Silicon Valley, California.
The project began in 2008 under the direction of [[Chris C. Kemp]].<ref name="nebula0">{{cite web
| url = http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090724_6498.php
| date = July 24, 2009
| title = "White House Mulls Making NASA a Center for Federal Cloud Computing"
| publisher = nextgov
| accessdate = 2009-12-17
}}</ref><ref name="nebula1">{{cite web
| url = http://www.spacenews.com/civil/nasa-blazing-trail-for-federal-cloud-computing.html
| date = September 21, 2009
| title = "NASA Blazing a Trail for Federal Cloud Computing"
| publisher = Space News
| accessdate = 2009-12-17
}}</ref><ref name="nebula2">{{cite web
| url = http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/cloud-saas/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222002580
| date = December 17, 2009
| title = "NASA Launches Portable Cloud Effort"
| publisher = InformationWeek
| accessdate = 2009-12-17
}}</ref>
The Ames Internet Exchange, which hosts the Nebula Cloud(AIX), was formerly [[MAE-West]], one of the original nodes of the [[Internet]], and is a major peering ___location for Tier 1 ISPs, as well as being the home of the "E" root name servers. Nebula alsoThe connectsAIX provides connectivity to the Nebula Cloud, enabling [[CENIC10GigE]] andconnections to [[Internet2CENIC]], withand [[10GigEInternet2]] connections.
Nebula is an open-source project and uses a variety of open-source components, including [[OpenStack]], [[Lustre (file system)|Lustre]] and [[RabbitMQ]].
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