An automated provisioning system provisions computing resources for shared services in a
resource-on-demand sys tem. A number of virtual machines needed for a virtual machine …

Resources are provisioned for shared services in a resource-on-demand system. A model
representing an observed state of resources in the resource-on-demand system allocated to …

The automated provisioning of services in cloud computing presents many challenges.
Users can request virtual machines from cloud infrastructure providers, but these machines …

Resource pools are computing environments that offer virtualized access to shared
resources. When used effectively they can align the use of capacity with business needs …

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In this article we examine the challenges faced by data center administrators when
deploying and configuring Web applications. We discuss how the configuration …

Resource management poses particular challenges in large-scale systems, such as server
clusters that simultaneously process requests from a large number of clients. A resource …

Utility Computing has facilitated the creation of new markets that has made it possible to
realize the long held dream of delivering IT as a Utility. Even though utility computing is in its …

The growing autonomy of servers may significantly deteriorate the performance of traditional
load-balancing strategies. Indeed, the authoritative decision belongs to the load-balancer …

Systems are typically designed based on certain high level goals, such as performance and
availability. On the other hand, during operation, usually only low level metrics (eg, CPU …