Optimizing virtual machine consolidation performance on NUMA server architecture for cloud workloads

Proceedings - International Symposium on Computer Architecture

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 325-336

  Liu, Ming ^a   Li, Tao ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER);

CLOUD APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; SERVER ARCHITECTURE; SERVER VIRTUALIZATION; UTILIZATION IMPROVEMENT; VIRTUAL MACHINE CONSOLIDATIONS; VIRTUALIZED SYSTEMS; WORKLOAD CONSOLIDATION;

CACHE MEMORY;

EID: 84905497502     PISSN: 10636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISCA.2014.6853224     Document Type: Conference Paper

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