—For many organizations, one attractive use of cloud resources can be through what is referred to as cloud bursting or the hybrid cloud. These refer to scenarios where an organiz...
In recent years, several frameworks have been developed for processing very large quantities of data on large clusters of commodity PCs. These frameworks have focused on fault-tole...
Large client-server data intensive applications can place high demands on system and network resources. This is especially true when the connection between the client and server s...
Digital Preservation deals with the long-term storage, access, and maintenance of digital data objects. In order to prevent a loss of information, digital libraries and archives a...
Scientific workflows play an important role in today’s science. Many disciplines rely on workflow technologies to orchestrate the execution of thousands of computational tasks. ...