Performance modelling and simulation of three-tier applications in Cloud and Multi-Cloud environments

Computer Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-22

  Grozev, Nikolay ^a   Buyya, Rajkumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Multi Cloud; Performance model; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SCHEDULING;

ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE MODEL; HETEROGENEOUS WORKLOADS; MULTI-CLOUDS; NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PERFORMANCE MODEL; PREDICTED PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE (QOE); SIMULATION;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 84920700283     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: 14602067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxt107     Document Type: Article

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