Economic Models and Algorithms for Distributed Systems

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ISBN 10: 376438896X / ISBN 13: 9783764388966

Published by - 00/n /01 J, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Models and Algorithms for Distributed Systems
• Publisher: - 00/n /01 J
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 376438896X
• ISBN 13: 9783764388966
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.