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A Resource Allocation Model for Desktop Clouds

A Resource Allocation Model for Desktop Clouds

Abdulelah Alwabel, Robert John Walters, Gary B. Wills
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466682108|ISBN10: 1466682108|EISBN13: 9781466682115
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8210-8.ch008
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Alwabel, Abdulelah, et al. "A Resource Allocation Model for Desktop Clouds." Delivery and Adoption of Cloud Computing Services in Contemporary Organizations, edited by Victor Chang, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 199-218. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8210-8.ch008

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Alwabel, A., Walters, R. J., & Wills, G. B. (2015). A Resource Allocation Model for Desktop Clouds. In V. Chang, R. Walters, & G. Wills (Eds.), Delivery and Adoption of Cloud Computing Services in Contemporary Organizations (pp. 199-218). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8210-8.ch008

Chicago

Alwabel, Abdulelah, Robert John Walters, and Gary B. Wills. "A Resource Allocation Model for Desktop Clouds." In Delivery and Adoption of Cloud Computing Services in Contemporary Organizations, edited by Victor Chang, Robert John Walters, and Gary Wills, 199-218. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8210-8.ch008

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Abstract

Cloud computing is a new paradigm that promises to move IT a step further towards utility computing, in which computing services are delivered as a utility service. Traditionally, Cloud employs dedicated resources located in one or more data centres in order to provide services to clients. Desktop Cloud computing is a new type of Cloud computing that aims at providing Cloud capabilities at low or no cost. Desktop Clouds harness non dedicated and idle resources in order to provide Cloud services. However, the nature of such resources can be problematic because they are prone to failure at any time without prior notice. This research focuses on the resource allocation mechanism in Desktop Clouds.The contributions of this chapter are threefold. Firstly, it defines and explains Desktop Clouds by comparing them with both Traditional Clouds and Desktop Grids. Secondly, the paper discusses various research issues in Desktop Clouds. Thirdly, it proposes a resource allocation model that is able to handle node failures.

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