Ant system for service deployment in private and public clouds

Abstract

Large-scale computing platforms that serve thousands or even millions of users through the Internet are on a path to become a pervasive technology available to companies of all sizes. However, existing technologies to enable this kind of scaling are based on a hierarchically managed approach that does not scale equally well. Moreover, existing systems are also not equipped to handle the dynamism that may emerge as a result of severe failures or load surges.