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Resource Procurement, Allocation, Metering, and Pricing in Cloud Computing

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Cloud computing is not only a popular paradigm for services offered over the Internet, but has also captured the interest of both academia and industry.

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Narayan, A., Pillai, P.S., Prasad, A.S., Rao, S. (2017). Resource Procurement, Allocation, Metering, and Pricing in Cloud Computing. In: Chaudhary, S., Somani, G., Buyya, R. (eds) Research Advances in Cloud Computing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5026-8_7

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