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Optimizing cloud utilization via switching decisions

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Abstract

This paper studies a control problem for optimal switching on and off a cloud computing services modeled by an M=M=1 queue with holding, running and switching costs. The main result is that an average-optimal policy either always runs the system or is an (M; N)-policy defined by two thresholds M and N, such that the system is switched on upon an arrival epoch when the system size accumulates to N and it is switched off upon a departure epoch when the system size decreases to M. We compare the optimal (M; N)-policy with the classical (0; N)-policy and show the non-optimality of it.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-60
Number of pages4
JournalPerformance Evaluation Review
Volume41
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014

Keywords

  • Cloud computing
  • M/M/∞
  • Markov decision process
  • Queueing control

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