Computing as utility: Managing availability, commitment, and pricing through contingent bid auctions

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-227

  Bhargava, Hemant K ^a   Sundaresan, Shankar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computing marketplace; Electronic auctions; Grid computing; On demand computing; Utility computing

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTSOURCING;

COMPUTING MARKETPLACE; ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS; FINANCIAL INVESTMENT; GRID COMPUTING; ONDEMAND COMPUTING; UTILITY COMPUTING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 7444233764     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2004.11045806     Document Type: Article

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