Grid and cloud computing: A business perspective on technology and applications

Grid and Cloud Computing: A Business Perspective on Technology and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-274

  Stanoevska Slabeva, Katarina ^a   Wozniak, Thomas ^a   Ristol, Santi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b Atos Origin SAE   (Spain)

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EID: 84892351410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-05193-7     Document Type: Book

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