Study of mechanisms for the federation of cloud computing providers

• Grant number: 18/05263-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: May 01, 2018
• End date: December 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computer Systems
• Agreement: MCTI/MC
• Principal Investigator: Francisco Vilar Brasileiro
• Grantee: Eduardo Cavalcanti Magalhães
• Host Institution: Centro de Engenharia Elétrica e Informática (CEEI). Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Campina Grande , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/24461-2 - A study of business models for the federation of services supporting e-Science, AP.TEM

Abstract

IaaS providers are remunerated for the use of their resources and for the differentiation of the services that they offer to their consumers. Thus, a basic goal of any IaaS provider is to maximize the utilization of its infrastructure, or in other words, to minimize its idleness. The federated operation of a group of cloud computing providers is one of the proposed ways for them to be able to operate together more efficiently, with cloudbursting between providers. Proper management of such workload cloudbursting is crucial for the federation as a whole to operate more efficiently. Two aspects are fundamental to the viability of the federation of providers: the existence of mechanisms for the provision of federated services, and the definition of adequate business models. The implementation of this work plan will study and propose alternatives for the provision of federated services. (AU)