In many distributed computing systems that are prone to either induced or spontaneous node failures, the number of available computing resources is dynamically changing in a rando...
Sagar Dhakal, Majeed M. Hayat, Jorge E. Pezoa, Cha...
This paper presents a novel architecture called the MetaGrid based on Grid computing concepts for resource provisioning for wide-area network-enabled applications. Resource provis...
Architectural reflection is the computation performed by a software system about its own software architecture. Building on previous research and on practical experience in industr...
Francesco Tisato, Andrea Savigni, Walter Cazzola, ...
Shared machines in opportunistic grids typically have large quantities of unused disk space. These resources could be used to store application and checkpointing data when the mac...
As networks and the use of communication within applications continue to grow and find more uses, so too does the demand for more control and manageability of various "system...
Richard E. Schantz, John A. Zinky, David A. Karr, ...