Enterprise a MarketLike Task Scheduler for Distributed Computing Environments Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2019
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- Title
- Enterprise a MarketLike Task Scheduler for Distributed Computing Environments Classic Reprint
- Author
- Thomas W. Malone
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- New
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- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332259588
- ISBN 13
- 9781332259588
- Item weight
- 120 grams
Discover how tasks get scheduled like a lively market across distributed computers
The book examines Enterprise, a system that turns idle personal workstations into flexible, on‑demand servers.
It introduces a market‑style approach to task scheduling, where clients bid for work and contractors respond with timing estimates. This decentralized method aims to use the full processing power of a network, even when machines are spread across locations.
Using a layered architecture, the system coordinates communication, scheduling, and remote process creation to keep a global workflow coherent. It also explores how to handle failures, adjust to changing loads, and prevent any single task from monopolizing resources. The results come from simulations that compare different scheduling strategies and their impact on performance.
- How bids, priorities, and late bids shape task assignment in a distributed setting
- How decentralization helps keep the system running when parts fail or are preempted
- How idle machines can become general‑purpose servers with minimal extra cost
- Key design choices for building a scalable, protocol‑driven scheduling mechanism
Ideal for readers interested in distributed computing, operating systems, and architectures that blend theory with practical, scalable designs.
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