Nowadays, cloud computing is an emerging technology due to virtualization and providing
low price services on pay-as per-use basis. One of the main challenges in this regard is how …

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 …

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 …

Cloud computing is one of the emerging technologies with its ease of access and diverse
applicability, letting customers attracted to it and thus posing many challenging issues that …

As cloud computing technologies finalize their transformation into the standard technologies
for businesses of all sizes, they face more scrutiny than ever. Clients are expecting the …

The internet is gaining a lot of importance day by day, especially with the emergence of
cloud technology. This new technology has made a new computing service to end users that …

Simulation is a widely used mechanism for validating the theoretical models of networking
and communication systems. Although the claims made based on simulations are …

In this paper, we describe CloudNetSim, a project aiming to realise a simulation platform
supporting our ongoing and planned research activities in the area of resource management …

Map-Reduce is a programming model widely used for processing large data sets on
scientific clusters. Most of the efforts and research are focused on enhancing and alleviating …

Simulation tools are essential to evaluate cloud computing services and applications. This
chapter surveys the various simulation platforms and tools of cloud computing through a …