Elastic resource provisioning is a key feature of cloud computing, allowing users to scale up
or down resource allocation for their applications at run-time. To date, most practical …

Elasticity (on-demand scaling) of applications is one of the most important features of cloud
computing. This elasticity is the ability to adaptively scale resources up and down in order to …

The serverless execution paradigm is becoming an increasingly popular option when
workloads are to be deployed in an abstracted way, more specifically, without specifying any …

Resource provisioning based on virtual machine (VM) has been widely accepted and
adopted in cloud computing environments. A key problem resulting from using static …

In certain example embodiments, distributed cloud applica tion deployment systems
(DCADS), and/or associated meth ods are provided. A formal description of the cloud …

Cloud computing is becoming increasingly widespread and sophisticated. A key feature of
cloud computing is elasticity, which allows the provisioning and de-provisioning of …

Contemporary cloud services are constructed from different types of software and deployed
on multiple cloud infrastructures, which offer various configuration options, and can change …

Cloud environments are being increasingly used for deploying and executing business
processes and particularly Service-based Business Processes (SBPs). One of the expected …

Cloud computing is a new model for the provisioning of dynamically elastic and often
virtualized resources at the levels of infrastructures, platforms and software. Cloud platforms …

In certain example embodiments, heterogeneous cloud-store provider access systems
(HCPAS), and/or associated methods, are provided. Certain example embodiments provide …