A survey of mathematical models, simulation approaches and testbeds used for research in cloud computing

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-103

  Sakellari, Georgia ^a   Loukas, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Energy efficiency; Survey

Indexed keywords

CLOUD PERFORMANCE; CLOUD SYSTEMS; PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATIONS; RESEARCH PLATFORMS; SIMULATION APPROACH; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

CLOUD COMPUTING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURVEYING; SURVEYS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84885961592     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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