SlipStream architecture - Java and Clojure at work

SlipStream by SixSq is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) multi-cloud solution built on open source professional software delivering automated full life-cycle application management on all major clouds. SlipStream can both be installed on premise or used on our own SlipStream backed platform at https://nuv.la.

In this presentation we will go over the SlipStream architecture to discuss the technical choices and the interaction between Java and Clojure.
http://sixsq.com/slipstream
https://github.com/slipstream
https://nuv.la

SixSq is a small privately owned company, based in Geneva, Switzerland, focused on delivering high quality cloud and distributed system solutions, consulting, coaching and training, based on sound engineering principles, industrial experience and academic excellence. The company was created in 2007 and its customers include the Atos, European Broadcasting Union, European Space Agency, Atos, T-Systems, CERN and Thales among others.
SixSq brings its expertise and experience in delivering industrial quality software solutions, using agile methodologies throughout its operations. The company also brings its experience in grid, cloud, messaging and data intensive computing. SixSq also builds distributed vertical solutions for different industries.

Marc‐Elian Bégin – CEO and Co‐founder at SixSq. He obtained a B.Eng. in Mechanical/Aerospace in 1994 from Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada and has 20 years of experience in the software industry. Marc-Elian Bégin is specialized in cloud computing, process automation and agile development. With over 20 years of experience in the software industry, he has worked with the Canadian and European Space Agencies, as well as CERN, on distributed software systems, grid and cloud computing projects. His current focus is on SlipStream, an open source multi-cloud PaaS solution. Marc-Elian regularly talks to local, national and international events, such as CloudStack Collaboration (Amsterdam 2013), Agile (Salt Lake City, 2011), XP (Madrid, 2011) conferences. He is also co-creator of the Geneva Clojure group.

Robert Branchat, Software Engineer and agile practitioner at SixSq. He obtained a Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology in 2008 from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. He has nine years experience in the software industry with focus on object oriented and functional programming and in user experience design. He used to work as Java developer in the Geneva financial sector and since 2012 he is Software Engineer at SixSq contributing to the SlipStream project, with key expertise in functional programming in Clojure and UX design.