Resource Provisioning Policies to Increase IaaS Provider's Profit in a Federated Cloud Environment
Citations Over TimeTop 1% of 2011 papers
Abstract
Cloud Federation is a recent paradigm that helps Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers to overcome resource limitation during spikes in demand for Virtual Machines (VMs) by outsourcing requests to other federation members. IaaS providers also have the option of terminating spot VMs, i.e, cheaper VMs that can be canceled to free resources for more profitable VM requests. By both approaches, providers can expect to reject less profitable requests. For IaaS providers, pricing and profit are two important factors, in addition to maintaining a high Quality of Service (QoS) and utilization of their resources to remain in the business. For this, a clear understanding of the usage pattern, types of requests, and infrastructure costs are necessary while making decisions to terminate spot VMs, outsourcing or contributing to the federation. In this paper, we propose policies that help in the decision-making process to increase resources utilization and profit. Simulation results indicate that the proposed policies enhance the profit, utilization, and QoS (smaller number of rejected VM requests) in a Cloud federation environment.
Related Papers
- → Threats and Opportunities for Information Systems Outsourcing(2015)11 cited
- → Selective Outsourcing of IT Functions is the best option(2018)2 cited
- → Three-Stage Outsourcing Decision Model Based on Different Outsourcing Patterns(2010)
- A Study on the Employment Effects of the Manufacture’s Different Outsourcing——Based on a Dynamic Labor Demand Model(2010)
- Outsourcing Technology: A Practical Guide for Librarians(2014)