A game-theoretic approach to the financial benefits of infrastructure-as-a-service

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-52

  Künsemöller, Jörn ^a   Karl, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Game theory; Infrastructure; Markets; Pricing

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAME THEORY; MARKETING;

FINANCIAL BENEFITS; GAME-THEORETIC; INFRASTRUCTURE;

CLOUD COMPUTING;

EID: 84908286831     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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