(Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing) 1st Edition
by Rajkumar Buyya (Editor), Kris Bubendorfer (Editor)
The first single-source reference covering the state of the art in grid and utility computing economy research
This
book presents the first integrated, single-source reference on
market-oriented grid and utility computing. Divided into four main
parts―and with contributions from a panel of experts in the field―it
systematically and carefully explores:
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Foundations―presents
the fundamental concepts of market-oriented computing and the issues
and challenges in allocating resources in a decentralized computing
environment.
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Business models―covers business
models for service providers and brokers supporting different types of
distributed applications, as well as business rules-based models for
managing virtual organizations and accounting operations and services in
grid computing environments.
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Policies and agreements―introduces
policies, agreements, and specifications for the negotiation and
establishment of contracts between providers and consumers. It also
covers different approaches for resource allocation based on
service-level agreements (SLAs) and management of risks associated with
SLA violations.
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Resource allocation and scheduling mechanisms―covers
economic models, such as commodity models, reciprocation, auctions, and
game theory, and middleware technologies, such as Nimrod/G and Gridbus,
for market-oriented grid computing and utility-oriented resource
allocation.
This book expertly captures the state of
the art in the field while also identifying potential research
directions and technologies that will facilitate the creation of global
commercial grid and utility computing systems. It is an indispensable
reference for systems architects, practitioners, developers, new
researchers, and graduate students.
