Predictive resource management for meta-applications

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 723-734

  Floros, N ^a   Hey, A J G ^a   Meacham, K E ^a   Papay, J ^a   Surridge, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING;

META APPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE MODELING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032592474     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-739X(99)00022-9     Document Type: Article

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