GridEcon: A market place for computing resources

  • Jörn Altmann
  • , Costas Courcoubetis
  • , George D. Stamoulis
  • , Manos Dramitinos
  • , Thierry Rayna
  • , Marcel Risch
  • , Chris Bannink

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Abstract

This paper discusses the rationales for a Grid market and, in particular, the introduction of a market place for trading commoditized computing resources. The market place proposed makes computing resources from different providers substitutable through virtualization. This includes the definition of a spot and future market as well as the parameters that a market mechanism for computing resources should consider. The above market place is complemented by a set of value-added services (e.g. insurance against resource failures, capacity planning, resource quality assurance, stable price offering) that ensure quality for Grid users over time. The market place technology for all of the above services has been designed by the GridEcon project, contributing to a broader adoption of Grid technology and enabling a service-oriented knowledge utility environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGrid Economics and Business Models - 5th International Workshop, GECON 2008, Proceedings
Pages185-196
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Workshop on Grid Economics and Business Models, GECON 2008 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Duration: 26 Aug 200826 Aug 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5206 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Workshop on Grid Economics and Business Models, GECON 2008
Country/TerritorySpain
CityLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Period26/08/0826/08/08

Keywords

  • Business models
  • Commercial grids
  • Grid computing
  • Grid economics
  • Grid market place
  • Market mechanisms
  • Utility computing

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