In parallel computing environments such as HPC clusters and the Grid, data-intensive applications involve large overhead costs due to a concentration of access to the files on co...
As efforts to develop grid computing solutions gather pace, considerable attention has been directed at defining and addressing technical requirements associated with computationa...
Ernest Sithole, Gerard P. Parr, Sally I. McClean, ...
Effective communication between user and scheduler is an important prerequisite to achieving a successful scheduling outcome from both parties' perspectives. In a grid or sta...
Search engines use inverted files as index data structures to speed up the solution of user queries. The index is distributed on a set of processors forming a cluster of computer...
Low-power and energy-efficient system implementations have become very important design issues to extend operation duration or cut power bills. To balance the energy consumption r...