Distributed computing paradigms for sharing resources such as Clouds, Grids, Peer-to-Peer systems, or voluntary computing are becoming increasingly popular. While there are some success stories such as PlanetLab, OneLab, BOINC, BitTorrent, and SETI@home, a widespread use of these technologies for business applications has not yet been achieved. In a business environment, mechanisms are needed to provide incentives to potential users for participating in such networks. These mechanisms may range from simple non-monetary access rights, monetary payments to specific policies for sharing. Although a few models for a framework have been discussed (in the general area of a "Grid Economy"), none of these models has yet been realised in practice. This book attempts to fill this gap by discussing the reasons for such limited take-up and exploring incentive mechanisms for resource sharing in distributed systems. The purpose of this book is to identify research challenges in successfully using and deploying resource sharing strategies in open-source and commercial distributed systems.
| ISBN-13: | 9783764388966 |
| ISBN-10: | 376438896X |
| Publisher: | Birkhäuser Basel |
| Publication date: | 2009-12-07 |
| Edition description: | 2010 |
| Pages: | 270 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.25 Inches, Length: 6.1 Inches, Weight: 1.00089866948 Pounds, Width: 0.64 Inches |
| Author: | Dirk Neumann, Mark Baker, Jörn Altmann, Omer F. Rana |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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