Currently, the data to be explored and exploited by computing systems increases at an
exponential rate. The massive amount of data or so-called “Big Data” put pressure on …

We describe a novel framework for specifying and monitoring Service Level Agreements
(SLA) for Web Services. SLA monitoring and enforcement become increasingly important in …

Featuring contributions from major technology vendors, industry consortia, and government
and private research establishments, the Industrial Communication Technology Handbook …

Nearly all existing HPC systems are operated by resource management systems based on
the queuing approach. With the increasing acceptance of grid middleware like Globus, new …

It has become increasingly desirable for companies worldwide to outsource their complex e-
business infrastructure under the utility computing paradigm by means of service level …

From the Publisher: Policy-based networking is the new frontier in networking. A high-level
directive given to the network at a single console, it promises easy management of critical …

The past few years have witnessed the emergence of many real-time networked
applications on the Internet. These types of applications require special support from the …

Fueled by the growing acceptance of the Web Services Architecture, an emerging trend in
application service delivery is to move away from tightly coupled systems towards structures …

Supply chains are characterized by multiple firms providing their resources and processes to
meeting customer demand in an efficient manner. There exists a great variety of approaches …

Future e‐Health systems will consist of low‐power on‐body wireless sensors attached to
mobile users that interact with an ubiquitous computing environment to monitor the health …