Virtual Machine (VM) fork is a new cloud computing abstraction that instantaneously clones a VM into multiple replicas running on different hosts. All replicas share the same init...
Exploring alternative options is at the heart of the requirements and design processes. Different alternatives contribute to different degrees of achievement of non-functional goa...
Abstract. Web Services and Web Service composition languages for Web Service choreography are becoming more and more important in the area for inter-enterprise application and proc...
Data consistency is very desirable because strong semantic properties make it easier to write correct programs that perform as users expect. However, there are good reasons why co...
—Measurement and monitoring of network topologies are essential tasks in current network scenarios. Indeed, due to their utility in planning, management, security, and reliabilit...
Alessio Botta, Walter de Donato, Antonio Pescap&eg...