Cloud computing has revolutionised the provisioning of computing resources by enabling on‐demand access via virtualised platforms. Central to this paradigm is the efficient allocation of resources, ...

Cloud computing is the latest trend in computing service where computing is leased out as a service on a pay-per-use basis. This has a huge potential in providing scientific computing to those users ...

One of the most interesting aspects of cloud computing is the way it changes cost allocation over the lifetime of an application. Many people understand that pay-as-you go is an attractive cost model, ...

This is where cloud computing and grid technologies are starting to mix. We’re going to look at how these two worlds are ...

What can we begin to expect in terms of types of cloud services, including the trends for today and tomorrow? To best understand the kinds of services available in the cloud, readers should have ...