Modern cloud computing environments support a relatively high degree of automation in
service provisioning, which allows cloud service customers (CSCs) to dynamically acquire …

Vendor lock-in is a major barrier to the adoption of cloud computing, due to the lack of
standardization. Current solutions and efforts tackling the vendor lock-in problem are …

The vendor lock‐in is a prominent issue in cloud computing. It is caused by cloud providers
who offer proprietary services, which hinders the cloud interoperability. Client‐centric …

The digital economy has experienced an unheard-of surge in the twenty-first century,
revolutionizing how businesses run, societies function, and people interact. The utilization of …

While the number of cloud solutions is continuously increasing, the development and
operation of large-scale and distributed cloud applications are still challenging. A major …

The deployment, monitoring and configuration of applications in Fog Computing are
becoming quite challenging, due to heterogeneity of mobile and IoT devices involved, data …

Cloud computing offers a flexible pay-as-you-go model for provisioning application
resources, which enables applications to scale on-demand based on the current workload …

Multi-cloud computing has been proposed as a way to reduce vendor dependence, comply
with location regulations, and optimize reliability, performance and costs. Meanwhile …

DevOps entails a series of software engineering strategies and tools that promise to deliver
quality and speed at the same time with little or no additional expense. In our work we …

The benefits of cloud computing have led to a proliferation of infrastructures and platforms
covering the provisioning and deployment requirements of many cloud-based applications …