Cloud technology connects a network of virtualized computers that are dynamically
provisioned as computing resources, based on negotiated agreements between service …

Cloud computing offers new features of sharing resources and applications to meet users'
computing requirements. It is a model by which the users can access computing resources …

The popularity of cloud computing and IaaS has spawned numerous cloud service providers
which offer various cloud services, including IaaS, to cloud users. These services vary …

The growing number of cloud services has made service selection a challenging decision-
making problem by offering wide ranging choices for cloud service consumers. This …

The increase in the number of cloud services advertisements, needs for cloud services
marketplace to enable significant interaction with cloud consumers. Majority of the existing …

Trust management of cloud services is emerging as an important research issue in recent
years, which poses significant challenges because of the highly dynamic, distributed, and …

Cloud services have unique characteristics, including dynamic and diverse service offerings
at different levels, few standardized description languages, and varied deployment …

Due to the heterogeneity nature and the huge number of published cloud services, as well
as, the continuous increase of the users' complexity demands, the discovery process of …

Cloud computing is increasing in usage because of its technical and financial advantages
over traditional computing paradigms and also because of the availability of an expanding …

Efficient resource identification and discovery is the primary requirements for cloud
computing services, as it assists in scheduling and managing of cloud applications. Cloud …