Multi-layered Architecture for the Management of Virtualized Application Environments within Inter-cloud Platforms

Abstract

Resource allocation is an active direction of research that is drawing interest within academic and technological circles. Resource allocation imposes numerous challenges. This is especially true for Inter-Clouds, a recent paradigm for horizontal expansion and integration of disparate and heterogeneous cloud platforms. In an attempt to realize an efficient resource management system, this work-in-progress paper proposes and describes a new multi-layered management framework to address the tasks of virtualized resource control, dynamic resource provisioning, life-cycle management and resource exchange within Inter-Cloud environments.