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In order to accommodate the development and application of simulation systems in network environments, modeling and simulation technology embraced increasingly web-based to cloud-based solutions. This chapter describes the development from the early application of web services, the use of simulation grids, towards modeling and simulation as a service. A current architecture for cloud simulation platforms is presented and key technologies for its implementation are identified. The chapter deals with big data challenges as well as digital twins and provides some applications of cloud-based simulation. It closes with the conclusion that the trend of simulation technology will be cloud-based and intelligent and motivates an intelligent cloud in support of simulation.
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Zhang, L., Wang, F., Li, F. (2019). Cloud-Based Simulation. In: Sokolowski, J., Durak, U., Mustafee, N., Tolk, A. (eds) Summer of Simulation. Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17164-3_6
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