With the growth in computing technologies, cloud computing has added a new paradigm to
user services that allows accessing Information Technology services on the basis of pay-per …

Cloud computing provides computing resources as a service over a network. As rapid
application of this emerging technology in real world, it becomes more and more important …

Smart city advancements are driving massive transformations of healthcare, the largest
global industry. The drivers include increasing demands for ubiquitous, preventive, and …

The study of parallel and distributed applications and platforms, whether in the cluster, grid,
peer-to-peer, volunteer, or cloud computing domain, often mandates empirical evaluation of …

Data Centers (DC) used to support Cloud services often consist of tens of thousands of
networked machines under a single roof. The significant capital outlay required to replicate …

The first hurdle for carrying out research on cloud computing is the development of a
suitable research platform. While cloud computing is primarily commercially-driven and …

This study investigated the effects of GSS use on the exchange and use of information with
and without a majority/minority split of opinion in the group. When there was a distinct …

Abstract Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) systems offer on demand virtual infrastructures so
reliably and flexibly that users expect a high service level. Therefore, even with regards to …

Scientific workflows are used routinely in numerous scientific domains, and Workflow
Management Systems (WMSs) have been developed to orchestrate and optimize workflow …

The evaluation of competing cloud deployment options (CDOs) forms a major challenge
when migrating software systems to cloud environments. For example, there exists a …