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WHILE CLOUD MARKETS PROMISE UNLIMITED RESOURCE SUPPLIES, INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS MIGHT BE UNABLE TO OFFER SUFFICIENT PHYSICAL CAPACITY TO SERVE LARGE CUSTOMERS. A SOLUTION IS TO FORM CLOUD COLLABORATIONS, IN WHICH MULTIPLE CLOUD PROVIDERS UNITE FORCES IN ORDER TO CONJOINTLY OFFER CAPACITIES WITHIN CLOUD MARKETS. QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) AND SECURITY ASPECTS ARE THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS IN BUILDING SUCH COLLABORATIONS. THIS RESEARCH REPORT PRESENTS A CORRESPONDING OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR THE SELECTION OF COLLABORATIVE CLOUD PROVIDERS UNDER CONSIDERATION OF FULFILLMENT OF CLOUD USERS’ QOS AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
NOWADAYS, ORGANIZATIONS ARE INCREASINGLY RELYING ON THIRD PARTIES TO SUPPLY VITAL IT SERVICES, WITH THE COMMUNICATION BEING PREDOMINATELY CONDUCTED VIA THE INTERNET. THIS, HOWEVER, POTENTIALLY EXHIBITS SENSITIVE BUSINESS INFORMATION TO OUTSIDERS. IN THIS ARTICLE, WE SHOW WHICH UNDESIRED SIDE EFFECTS STATE-OFTHE ART COUNTER MEASURES MAY HAVE.
CLOUDS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING USED FOR THE DELIVERY OF COMPLEX SOFTWARE SERVICES WITH STRINGENT QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) DEMANDS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COST-EFFICIENT PROVISION THROUGH THE UNDERLYING INFRASTRUCTURE, A SUITABLE SELECTION OF CLOUD DATA CENTERS IS REQUIRED. THIS REPORT PRESENTS A CORRESPONDING OPTIMIZATION APPROACH, WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CLOUD SETTINGS.
TODAY’S CLOUD CONSUMERS HAVE VERY LIMITED MEANS FOR VERIFYING THE COMPLIANCE TO PRIOR NEGOTIATED SLAS INDEPENDENTLY FROM A CLOUD PROVIDER. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN RELIABLE MEANS FOR SERVICE MONITORING, WE PROPOSE AN INTERMEDIARY-BASED SOLUTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR ROBUST CLOUD MONITOR PLACEMENT.
IN COMPARISON TO TRADITIONAL IT PARADIGMS, CLOUD COMPUTING ENABLES TO OBTAIN DESIRED COMPUTING RESOURCES ON-DEMAND WITHOUT REQUIRING LARGE, UPFRONT INVESTMENTS AND TO DYNAMICALLY ADAPT AND SCALE THESE RESOURCES TO VARYING BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, CLOUD COMPUTING IS NOT A PANACEA. THIS DRIVES THE NEED TO EXAMINE THE SPECIFIC REASONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOUD ADOPTION IN PRACTICE. HERE, WE FOLLOW AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO EXAMINE CLOUD ADOPTION BY CONDUCTING A LITERATURE SURVEY AND AN EMPIRICAL STUDY.
THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF SMART CONTRACTS AND THEIR FAST ADOPTION ALLOW TO RETHINK PROCESSES AND TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES. THEREFORE, WE INTRODUCE THE UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY AND RECENT IMPROVEMENTS. FURTHER, WE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE INSURANCE SECTOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AND SMART CONTRACTS. WE SHOW AN EXEMPLARY USE CASE AND EMPHASIZE CURRENT CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS IN THIS AREA.