A performance analysis method for autonomic computing systems

ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Litoiu, Marin ^a  

^a IBM TORONTO LAB   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic computing; Performance models; Self management

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; TUNING;

AUTONOMIC COMPUTING; PERFORMANCE MODELS; SELF MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947626692     PISSN: 15564665     EISSN: 15564703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1216895.1216898     Document Type: Article

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