Efficient job scheduling in grids is challenging due to the large number of distributed autonomous resources. In this paper we study various resource allocation policies in a 2-le...
Spatial and georeferenced information plays an important role in urban land management processes such as spatial planning and environmental management. As many of the processes ar...
Utility provisioning, Grid resource management, instant copy kiosks, and network transfers provide an exciting new paradigm for data warehouse functions. Grid technologies are fas...
In addition to an untuned performance, inefficient resource management in hinders any attempt to offer Quality of Service in scavenging grids. In this case, Best-Effort mechanisms...
For many remote sensing application projects, the quality of the research or the product is heavily dependent upon the quantity of computing cycles available. Middleware is softwar...