Data centers constructed as clusters of inexpensive machines have compelling cost-performance benefits, but developing services to run on them can be challenging. This paper repo...
The CASA architecture describes a platform for the provisioning of services by agents by supporting three levels of agent design. At the base level is a framework to build an agen...
The boundary between the network edge and the front-end servers of the data center is blurring. Appliance vendors are flooding the market with new capabilities, while switch/route...
Hemal V. Shah, Dave B. Minturn, Annie Foong, Gary ...
Middleware layers placed between user clients and application servers have been used to perform a variety of functions to support the vision of nomadic computing across varying pla...
The fusion of Multimedia and Internet technology has introduced an ever-increasing demand for large-scale reliable media services. This exposes the scalability limitations of curr...
Vana Kalogeraki, Demetrios Zeinalipour-Yazti, Dimi...