An integrated approach to automatic management of virtualized resources in cloud environments

Computer Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 905-919

  Li, Qiang ^a,b   Hao, Qin Fen ^a   Xiao, Li Min ^a   Li, Zhou Jun ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

automatic control; cloud computing; feedback control theory; resource management; statistical machine learning; virtualization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC TECHNIQUE; APPLICATION SERVICES; AUTOMATIC MANAGEMENT; COMPLEX DYNAMICS; EMERGENT COMPUTING; GUARANTEED SERVICE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTERNET APPLICATION; MACHINE-LEARNING; MANAGEMENT COSTS; MULTIPLE RESOURCES; PAY-AS-YOU-GO; PLACEMENT PROBLEMS; RESOURCE CONTROLLERS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; TIME VARYING; VIRTUAL MACHINES; VIRTUALIZATIONS; VIRTUALIZED RESOURCES;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; CONTROLLERS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INTEGRATED CONTROL; INTEGRATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SYSTEM THEORY; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

CLOUD COMPUTING;

EID: 79958198780     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: 14602067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxq082     Document Type: Article

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