We consider a system where each user is in one or more elementary groups. In this system, arbitrary groups of users can be specified using the operations of union, intersection, a...
One of the simplest ways to query a database is through a form, where a user can fill in relevant information and obtain desired results by submitting the form. Designing good sta...
In the implementation of hosted business services, multiple tenants are often consolidated into the same database to reduce total cost of ownership. Common practice is to map mult...
Stefan Aulbach, Torsten Grust, Dean Jacobs, Alfons...
In recent years, overlay networks have become an effective alternative to IP multicast for efficient point to multipoint communication across the Internet. Typically, nodes self-...
Dejan Kostic, Adolfo Rodriguez, Jeannie R. Albrech...
— There is growing incentive to reduce the power consumed by large-scale data centers that host online services such as banking, retail commerce, and gaming. Virtualization is a ...
Dara Kusic, Jeffrey O. Kephart, James E. Hanson, N...