Persistent Computer Objects, or picos, give rise to a new way to build internet-based applications to separates app and user data. Users control their own picos and thus the data and processing on them. This presentation describes what picos are, the new programming model they support, and shows Fuse, a sample application built using this new model. I gave this presentation at Defragcon on November 5 2013.

1. Persistent Compute Objects
and the
Fabric of Cyberspace
Phil Windley
CTO
Kynetx
@windley
Tuesday, November 5, 13

2. What’s a Personal Cloud?
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3. From Johannes Ernst
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4. control over terms
control over apps
control over data
From Johannes Ernst
Tuesday, November 5, 13

5. control over terms
control over apps
control over data
From Johannes Ernst
Tuesday, November 5, 13

6. control over terms
control over apps
control over data
From Johannes Ernst
Tuesday, November 5, 13

7. My personal cloud is formed
by a constellation of
persistent computational
objects -- picos
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8. Picos are online computers
Identity—they represent a specific entity
Storage—they persistently encapsulate both structured
and unstructured data
Open event network—they respond to events
Processing—they run applications autonomously
Event Channels—they have connections to other picos
APIs—they provide access to and access other online
services
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APIs
APIs
Other
Data
Sources
Web
Services
Rulesets
Social
Social
File
Fuse
Library
UI Support
Notification
Service
CloudOS
Service
Configuration
Management
Personal Data
Service
Fuse
Home
Management
Intentcasting
To Do &
Reminders
Vehicle
Manangement
Timeline
(social)
Forevr.us
(contact)
Picos Are Part of Stack
...
Applications
CloudOS
User
Space
...
Persistent
Data
Services &
Libraries
Persistent Compute Object
Kynetx Rules Engine
Kernel
Space

10. Picos Are Decentralized & Networked
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11. OOP for the Cloud
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12. Picos Ease Modeling
Lynne's Cloud
Phil's Cloud
owner
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2
Tom's Cloud
3
owner
1
1
4
borrower

13. Mirror Worlds
Blogs
Cloud Index
Potholes
Fuse
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{ David Gelernter in Berlin’s Renaissance Theater }

14. Picos support a brand new
programming model
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15. Web 2.0 Architectures
Web
Application
User
Data
Application
Data
Browser
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16. A New Model
Web
Application
Browser
User Data
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Application
Data

17. A New Model
Web
Application
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Notification
Service
Subscription
& Cloud
Services
Browser
User Data
Application
Data

18. A New Model
Web
Application
Notification
Service
Subscription
& Cloud
Services
Browser
Pico
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User Data
Application
Data

19. Programming Model
Program in any language you like
OAuth access to pico
Pico provides
user data
processing
API and inter-pico communications
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20. Fuse is Three Things
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APIs
APIs
Other
Data
Sources
Web
Services
Rulesets
Social
Social
File
Fuse
Library
UI Support
Notification
Service
CloudOS
Service
Configuration
Management
Personal Data
Service
Fuse
Home
Management
Intentcasting
To Do &
Reminders
Vehicle
Manangement
Timeline
(social)
Forevr.us
(contact)
Picos Are Part of Stack
...
Applications
CloudOS
User
Space
...
Persistent
Data
Services &
Libraries
Persistent Compute Object
Kynetx Rules Engine
Kernel
Space

22. Demo
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23. Why do this?
Orthogonality and modularity are
powerful: network effects!
More flexible
Less work
Less expensive
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24. Others
Dropbox
remoteStorage and unhosted.org
Camlistore
Personal.com
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25. We’re looking for a few hardy
developers right now!
http://joinfuse.com
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26. Building Apps for
Personal Clouds
Contact info:
Phil Windley
pjw@kynetx.com
www.windley.com
@windley
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