Resource management in a cloud environment is a hard problem, due to: the scale of
modern data centers; the heterogeneity of resource types and their interdependencies; the …

Cloud computing has rapidly emerged as a model for delivering Internet-based utility
computing services. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is one of the most important and …

Cloud computing heavily relies on virtualization, as with cloud computing virtual resources
are typically leased to the consumer, for example as virtual machines. Efficient management …

Cloud data centers are becoming the preferred deployment environment for a wide range of
business applications because they provide many benefits compared to private in-house …

As the size and complexity of Cloud systems increase, the manual management of these
solutions becomes a challenging issue as more personnel, resources and expertise are …

The number of both service providers operating in the cloud market and customers
consuming cloud-based services is constantly increasing, proving that the cloud computing …

Great POSSIBILITIES and high future prospects to become ten times folds in the near
FUTURE DESCRIPTION The book ÒHandbook of Cloud ComputingÓ provides the latest …

Cloud computing is offering utility-oriented IT services to users worldwide. Based on a pay-
as-you-go model, it enables hosting of pervasive applications from consumer, scientific, and …

Optimized Cloud Resource Management and Scheduling identifies research directions and
technologies that will facilitate efficient management and scheduling of computing resources …

In a cloud computing paradigm, allocation of various virtualized ICT resources is a complex
problem due to the presence of heterogeneous application (MapReduce, content delivery …