We propose a new Exokernel-like layer to allow mutually untrusting physically deployed services to efficiently share the resources of a data center. We believe that such a layer offers not only efficiency gains, but may also enable new economic models, new applications, and new security-sensitive uses. A prototype (currently in active use) demonstrates that the proposed layer is viable, and can support a variety of existing provisioning tools and use cases.
['Jason Hennessey', 'Sahil Tikale', 'Ata Turk', 'Emine Ugur Kaynar', 'Chris Hill', 'Peter Desnoyers', 'Orran Krieger']
HIL: Designing an Exokernel for the Data Center