Cloud Broker and Cloudlet for Workflow Scheduling

2017 | Business & Finance

This book blends the principles of cloud computing theory and discussion of emerging technologies in cloud broker systems, enabling users to realise the potential of an integrated broker system for scientific applications and the Internet of Things (IoT). Due to dynamic situations in user demand and cloud resource status, scalability has become crucial in the execution of complex scientific applications. Therefore, data analysts and computer scientists must grasp workflow management issues in order to better understand the characteristics of cloud resources, allocate these resources more efficiently and make critical decisions intelligently. This book closes the gaps between cloud programmers and scientific applications designers, describing the fundamentals of cloud broker system technology and the state-of-the-art in implementation, evaluation and applications. The book provides a valuable reference for cloud programmers, application designers and decision makers with involvement in cloud resource management.

Chan-Hyun Youn (Author)

Min Chen (Author)

Patrizio Dazzi (Author)