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A hierarchical self-healing SLA for cloud computing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The service level agreement (SLA) is a mutual contract between the service provider and consumer which determines the agreed service level objective (SLO). The common SLA is a plain documental agreement without any relation to other dependent SLAs during
Abdullah, Rusli   +3 more
core  

Web Service Trust: Towards A Dynamic Assessment Framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Trust in software services is a key prerequisite for the success and wide adoption of services-oriented computing (SOC) in an open Internet world. However, trust is poorly assessed by existing methods and technologies, especially in dynamically composed ...
LoPresti, S., Spanoudakis, G.
core   +1 more source

From Capability to Care: Sense‐Breaking, Sense‐Giving, and Strategic Flexibility as Drivers of Ethical, Autonomy‐Preserving AI Personalization

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT AI‐driven personalization now structures search, recommendation, pricing, and service across the consumer journey, heightening a core dilemma: maximizing relevance and efficiency without compromising autonomy and trust. This article advances a capability‐based account of responsible personalization.
Yu‐Ming Hsu
wiley   +1 more source

Contract Aware Components, 10 years after [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The notion of contract aware components has been published roughly ten years ago and is now becoming mainstream in several fields where the usage of software components is seen as critical.
A. Keller   +35 more
core   +4 more sources

Made in the shade: Leaf responses of native wildflowers to single‐axis photovoltaic solar energy

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As solar energy expands globally, balancing renewable power generation with biodiversity and ecosystem health has become an urgent challenge. This study investigated how native wildflowers respond at leaf level to the unique microclimates created by rotating solar panels in California's Central Valley.
Yudi Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Evolutionary Computing Assisted Robust SLA-Centric Load Balancing System for Mega Cloud Data Centers

open access: yesCybernetics and Information Technologies, 2019
Considering significance of a robust and Quality of Service (QoS) centric cloud computing, virtualization assisted load-balancing has been found a potential solution.
Govardhan P., Srinivasan P.
doaj   +1 more source

Generating a contract checker for an SLA language [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
SLAng is a language for expressing Service LevelAgreements (SLAs) under development as part of the Europeanproject TAPAS. It is defined using a meta-model, an instance ofthe Meta-Object Facility (MOF) model, in which the relationshipbetween the syntax of
Emmerich, W, Skene, J
core  

Security Shaping Sustainability: The Difference Between Securitized and Community‐Based Conservation in Benin

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global conservation efforts intensify, balancing environmental protection with social sustainability has become increasingly urgent. This study employs a comparative case study approach to examine two natural resource management interventions in northern Benin: one led by African Parks in an insecure zone, and another by TMG Research in a ...
Ramoudane Orou Sannou   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost Reduction Using SLA-Aware Genetic Algorithm for Consolidation of Virtual Machines in Cloud Data Centers

open access: yesInternational Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research, 2022
Cloud computing is a computing model which uses network facilities to provision, use and deliver computing services. Nowadays, the issue of reducing energy consumption has become very important alongside the efficiency for Cloud service providers ...
Hossein Monshizadeh Naeen
doaj  

L3 Regressive Transfer: A Study of Null Objects in the Basque and Spanish Grammars of Advanced L3 English Speakers

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regressive transfer has been a subject that has not been extensively researched in the field of third language acquisition. This study aims to examine the extent to which a highly advanced knowledge of a third language (L3) affects the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) of early bilinguals in light of the Differential Stability ...
Maddi Alkain Arizmendi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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