An economic and energy-aware analysis of the viability of outsourcing cluster computing to a cloud

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 704-712

  De Alfonso, Carlos ^a   Caballer, Miguel ^a   Alvarruiz, Fernando ^a   Moltó, Germán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Cluster computing; Cost analysis; Green computing

Indexed keywords

AMAZON EC2; COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; COST ANALYSIS; COST MODELS; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; ENERGY AWARE; GREEN COMPUTING; PHYSICAL CLUSTERS; START-UPS; TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP; USAGE RATE;

CLOUD COMPUTING; CLUSTER COMPUTING; COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

COSTS;

EID: 84870310949     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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