Online services such as web search, news portals, and ecommerce applications face the challenge of providing highquality experiences to a large, heterogeneous user base. Recent ef...
A conventional file system provides the user with generic structure and semantics for accessing files. The default scheme is sufficient for many applications. However, many applic...
Paul W. Schermerhorn, Robert J. Minerick, Peter W....
The increasing penetration of the real world with embedded and globally networked sensors leads to the formation of the Internet of Things, offering global online access to the cur...
Multi-channel information systems involve data redundancy, which, in turn, requires the implementation of synchronization mechanisms among overlapping databases. This need for peri...
Cinzia Cappiello, Chiara Francalanci, Barbara Pern...
Business and economic considerations are driving the extensive use of service differentiation in Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) operated for business enterprises today. The resul...
Yu-Wei Eric Sung, Carsten Lund, Mark Lyn, Sanjay G...