Using VCL technology to implement distributed reconfigurable data centers and computational services for educational institutions

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Vouk, Mladen A ^a   Rindos, Andy ^b   Averitt, Samuel F ^c   Bass, John ^c   Bugaev, Mikhail ^c   Kurth, Andy ^c   Peeler, Aaron ^c   Schaffer, Henry E ^c   Sills, Eric D ^c   Stein, Sarah ^c   Thompson, Josh ^c   Valenzisi, Matt ^d  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCNC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

DISTRIBUTED DATA; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; MAINFRAME SERVERS; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY; OPEN SOURCE IMPLEMENTATION; SECURE PRODUCTION; SOFTWARE RESOURCES; VIRTUAL COMPUTING;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 77955080804     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 00188646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/JRD.2009.5429056     Document Type: Article

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