Workload characterization at the virtualization layer

IEEE International Workshop on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 63-72

  Azmandian, Fatemeh ^a   Moffie, Micha ^a   Dy, Jennifer G ^a   Aslam, Javed A ^a   Kaeli, David R ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lasso; Linear Regression; Virtual Machine Monitor; Workload Characterization

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR; DISK I/O; ENTERPRISE SERVERS; HEALTH MONITORING; LASSO; ON-LINE PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION TECHNIQUES; RESOURCE SHARING; SECURITY ANALYSIS; SEMANTIC GAP; VIRTUAL MACHINE MONITORS; VIRTUAL MACHINES; VIRTUALIZATION LAYERS; VIRTUALIZATIONS; VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD CHARACTERISTICS; WORKLOAD CHARACTERIZATION;

CHARACTERIZATION; LINEAR REGRESSION; MOBILE DEVICES; SEMANTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 80052991174     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MASCOTS.2011.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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