Cloud computing with its three key facets (ie, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-
Service, and Software-as-a-Service) and its inherent advantages (eg, elasticity and …

Background—The proliferation of cloud services has opened a space for cloud brokerage
services. Brokers intermediate between cloud customers and providers to assist the …

Cloud infrastructures are becoming an appropriate solution to address the computational
needs of scientific applications. However, the use of public or on-premises Infrastructure as …

Elasticity can be seen as the ability of a system to increase or decrease the computing
resources allocated in a dynamic and on demand way. It is an important feature provided by …

Cloud manufacturing can manage mass manufacturing resources and capabilities, and
provide them as services via the Internet. Undoubtedly, multiple manufacturing clouds (MCs) …

Cloud computing has become one of the most used platforms to deploy High Availability
(HA) solutions for its flexibility, on-demand provisioning, and elasticity. However, although …

The booming cloud computing industry offers a plethora of services. Navigation through
these services is a long and perilous process. Cloud brokers can help in this journey …

Private cloud infrastructures are now widely deployed and adopted across technology
industries and research institutions. Although cloud computing has emerged as a reality, it is …

Open Cloud Computing Interface (OCCI) proposes one of the first widely accepted,
community-based, open standards for managing any kinds of cloud resources. But as it is …

Abstract Analysis of public transportation data in large cities is a challenging problem.
Managing data ingestion, data storage, data quality enhancement, modelling and analysis …