Resource provision algorithms in cloud computing: A survey

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 23-42

  Zhang, Jiangtao ^a,b   Huang, Hejiao ^a,c   Wang, Xuan ^a,d  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Applied Technology Engineering Laboratory for Internet Multimedia Application   (China)

^c Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Internet Information Collaboration   (China)

^d Public Service Platform of Mobile Internet Application Security Industry   (China)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Iaas; Resource provision algorithms; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUD COMPUTING; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; SURVEYING; SURVEYS;

CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURES; CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES; DEPLOYMENT PHASIS; FORECAST METHOD; IAAS; RESOURCE PROVISIONS; VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATIONS; VIRTUAL MACHINES;

INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE (IAAS);

EID: 84960899560     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2015.12.018     Document Type: Review

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