Distributed computing paradigms for sharing resources such as Clouds, Grids, Peer-to-Peer systems, or voluntary computing are becoming increasingly popular. While there are some success stories such as PlanetLab, OneLab, BOINC, BitTorrent, and SETI@home, a widespread use of these technologies for business applications has not yet been achieved. In a business environment, mechanisms are needed to provide incentives to potential users for participating in such networks. These mechanisms may range from simple non-monetary access rights, monetary payments to specific policies for sharing. Although a few models for a framework have been discussed (in the general area of a Grid Economy ), none of these models has yet been realised in practice. This book attempts to fill this gap by discussing the reasons for such limited take-up and exploring incentive mechanisms for resource sharing in distributed systems. The purpose of this book is to identify research challenges in successfully using and deploying resource sharing strategies in open-source and commercial distributed systems.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag Ag
ISBN-13
9783764388966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95237246
Product Key Features
Author
Omer F. Rana, Joern Altmann, Mark Baker, Dirk Neumann
Publication Name
Economic Models and Algorithms for Distributed Systems
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Technology, Computer Science
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
270 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
425g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Autonomic Systems
Editor
Joern Altmann, Mark Baker, Dirk Neumann, Omer F. Rana