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Yeo, C.S., Buyya, R., Pourreza, H., Eskicioglu, R., Graham, P., Sommers, F. (2006). Cluster Computing: High-Performance, High-Availability, and High-Throughput Processing on a Network of Computers. In: Zomaya, A.Y. (eds) Handbook of Nature-Inspired and Innovative Computing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27705-6_16

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