A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making

In cloud computing, service providers offer costeffective and on-demand IT services to service users on the basis of Service Level Agreements (SLAs). However the effective management of SLAs in cloud computing is essential for the service users to ensure that they achieve the desired outcomes from t...

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Main Authors: Hussain, Omar, Hussain, Farookh, Hammadi, Adil, Dillon, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14521
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author Hussain, Omar
Hussain, Farookh
Hammadi, Adil
Dillon, T.
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Hammadi, Adil
Dillon, T.
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description In cloud computing, service providers offer costeffective and on-demand IT services to service users on the basis of Service Level Agreements (SLAs). However the effective management of SLAs in cloud computing is essential for the service users to ensure that they achieve the desired outcomes from the formed service. In this paper, we introduce a SLA management framework that will enable serviceusers to select the best available service provider on the basis of its reputation and then monitor the run time performance of the service provider to determine whether or not it will fulfill its promise defined in the SLA. Such analysis will assist the service user to make an informed decision about the continuation of service with the service provider.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-145212017-09-13T16:03:15Z A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making Hussain, Omar Hussain, Farookh Hammadi, Adil Dillon, T. Financial risk Performance risk Transactional risk Reputation Service level agreement In cloud computing, service providers offer costeffective and on-demand IT services to service users on the basis of Service Level Agreements (SLAs). However the effective management of SLAs in cloud computing is essential for the service users to ensure that they achieve the desired outcomes from the formed service. In this paper, we introduce a SLA management framework that will enable serviceusers to select the best available service provider on the basis of its reputation and then monitor the run time performance of the service provider to determine whether or not it will fulfill its promise defined in the SLA. Such analysis will assist the service user to make an informed decision about the continuation of service with the service provider. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14521 10.1007/s10586-012-0232-9 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Financial risk
Performance risk
Transactional risk
Reputation
Service level agreement
Hussain, Omar
Hussain, Farookh
Hammadi, Adil
Dillon, T.
A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making
title A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making
title_full A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making
title_fullStr A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making
title_full_unstemmed A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making
title_short A Framework for SLA Management in Cloud Computing for Informed Decision Making
title_sort framework for sla management in cloud computing for informed decision making
topic Financial risk
Performance risk
Transactional risk
Reputation
Service level agreement
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14521