A tenant-based resource allocation model for scaling Software-as-a-Service applications over cloud computing infrastructures

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 273-286

  Espadas, Javier ^a   Molina, Arturo ^a   Jiménez, Guillermo ^a   Molina, Martín ^a   Ramírez, Raúl ^a   Concha, David ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Multi tenancy; Resource allocation; Software as a Service; Virtualized resources

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROVIDERS; BUSINESS MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURES; COMPUTING PLATFORM; ELASTICITY MODEL; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; MULTI-TENANCY; PAY-PER-USE; PEAK LOAD; POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION MODEL; SAAS PLATFORMS; SCALE-UP; SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE; VARIABLE NUMBER; VIRTUAL MACHINES; VIRTUALIZED RESOURCES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELASTICITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CLOUD COMPUTING;

EID: 84867842272     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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