The use of optimal orthogonal array latin hypercube designs is proposed. Orthogonal arrays
were proposed for constructing latin hypercube designs by Tang (1993). Such designs …

Resource management plays a key role in the cloud-computing environment in which
applications face with dynamically changing workloads. However, such dynamic and …

Cloud computing represents a promising computing paradigm where resources have to be
dynamically allocated to software that needs to be executed. Self-manageable Cloud …

Cloud computing has evolved from the provisioning of virtual machines to the provisioning of
complex services, delivered to customers under the terms of Service-Level Agreements …

Cloud computing has developed into a more acceptable computing paradigm for
implementing scalable infrastructure resources given on-demand in a pay-by-use basis. Self …

In modern utility computing infrastructures, like grids and clouds, one of the significant
actions of a service provider is to predict the resources needed by the services included in …

L'informatique en nuage révolutionne complètement la façon de gérer les ressources. Grâce
à l'élasticité, les ressources peuvent être provisionnées en quelques minutes pour satisfaire …

Cloud/Grid environments are characterized by a diverse set of technologies used for
communication, execution and management. Service Providers, in this context, need to be …

The vision of the recently started GAMES European Research project is a new generation of
energy efficient IT Service Centres, designed taking into account both the characteristics of …

A main challenge for service providers is managing service-level agreements (SLAs) with
their customers while satisfying their business objectives, such as maximizing profits. Most …