Resource Management in Utility and Cloud Computing

• Main Authors: Zhao, Han (Author), Li, Xiaolin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Computer communication systems.; Electrical engineering.; Computer Science.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.

This SpringerBrief reviews the existing market-oriented strategies for economically managing resource allocation in distributed systems. It describes three new schemes that address cost-efficiency, user incentives, and allocation fairness with regard to different scheduling contexts. The first schem...