Meta-scheduling algorithms for managing inter-cloud interoperability

Stelios Sotiriadis, Nik Bessis, Nick Antonopoulos, Richard Hill
2013 International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking  
The concept behind cloud computing is to facilitate a wider distribution of hardware and software based services in the form of a consolidated infrastructure of various computing enterprises. In practice, cloud computing could be seen as an environment that combines cluster and grid characteristics that have been integrated into a single setting. Currently, cloud computing resources are limited in interoperability, mainly because of the homogeneity and the coherency of their resources. However,
more » ... the number of users demanding cloud services has increased dramatically, thus, the need for collaborative clouds has increased as well. Therefore, various cases arise from this concerning the scalability and customisability when managing multi-tenancy. Here, we present an algorithmic model for managing the interoperability of the cloud environment, namely inter-cloud. So, we integrate our theoretical approach from the scope of orchestrating job execution in a distributed setting. (UK). His research interests have particular focus on the study and use of next generation including grid and inter-cloud computing for the benefit of various virtual organisational settings. He has successfully involved in (£2 m) and led (£0.6 m) funded research and commercial projects in these areas. He has published over 150 papers, won three best paper awards and is the editor of several books and the Editor-in-Chief of the IJDST. He is a regular reviewer and has served several times as a keynote speaker, conferences/workshops/track chair, associate editor, session chair and scientific programme committee member. Nick Antonopoulos is currently a Professor and the Head of the School of Computing and Mathematics and the Assistant Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Business, Computing and Law at the University of Derby, UK. Before starting his career in the academia, he worked as a Networks Consultant for ICL and Fujitsu Services and co-founded a company developing web-based management information systems. He has over 14 years of academic experience and has published about 100 articles in fully refereed journals and international conferences. He has also organised ten international conferences/workshops and has edited three books and six journal special issues on P2P networks, grids and cloud computing. 157 Richard Hill is the Head of Subject, Computing and Mathematics, and a Professor of Intelligent Systems at the University of Derby. His research interests include agent oriented software engineering, collective intelligence, emergence in systems, and enterprise cloud computing. He has published over 100 articles and edited several books and journal special issues. This paper is a revised and expanded version of a paper entitled 'Towards inter-cloud schedulers: a survey of meta-scheduling approaches' presented at
doi:10.1504/ijhpcn.2013.056518 fatcat:norutgpahbf5rjonhtsymnuf4y