evel of abstraction, we can represent a workflow as a directed graph with operators (or tasks) at the vertices (see Figure 1). Each operator takes inputs from data sources or from ...
Cloud computing uses virtualization technologies to offer a non-shared use rental of computer resources with publicly accessible worker nodes. However, unlike Grid computing, Cloud...
Matthias Schmidt, Niels Fallenbeck, Matthew Smith,...
From personal software to advanced systems, caching mechanisms have steadfastly been a ubiquitous means for reducing workloads. It is no surprise, then, that under the grid and clu...
Abstract. In the e-Science context, workflow technologies provide a problemsolving environment for researchers by facilitating the creation and execution of experiments from a pool...
Edoardo Pignotti, Peter Edwards, Alun D. Preece, N...
Grid Workflows are emerging as practical programming models for solving large e-scientific problems on the Grid. However, it is typically assumed that the workflow components eith...