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In this paper we discuss why cloud self-organization is not only desirable, but also critical for the future of cloud computing. We analyze major challenges and discuss practical principles for cloud self-organization. After a brief presentation of a hierarchical cloud architecture model we outline the advantages of a self-organization model based on coalition formation and combinatorial auctions.
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In 1961, in a speech given to celebrate MIT’s centennial, he suggested that in the future computing power and applications could be sold through the utility business model.
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See for example the November 6 memorandum “The DoD Cloud Way Forward” which stresses the need for DoD to increase its use of cloud services.
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The relation between cause and effect is often unpredictable: small causes could have large effects, and large causes could have small effects. This phenomena is caused by feedback, the results of an action or transformation are fed back and affect the system behavior.
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Emergence is generally understood as a property of a system that is not predictable from the properties of individual system components.
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Marinescu, D.C., Morrison, J.P., Paya, A. (2015). Is Cloud Self-organization Feasible?. In: Pop, F., Potop-Butucaru, M. (eds) Adaptive Resource Management and Scheduling for Cloud Computing. ARMS-CC 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9438. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28448-4_9
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