Future Directions in Distributed Computing: Research and Position Papers
Every year we witness acceleration in the availability, deployment, and use of distributed applications. However building increasingly sophisticated applications for extant and emerging networked systems continues to be challenging for several reasons: – Abstract models of computation used in distributed systems research often do not fully capture the limitations and the unpredictable nature of realistic distributed computing platforms; – Fault-tolerance and efficiency of computation are difficult to combine when the c- puting medium is subject to changes, asynchrony, and failures; – Middleware used for constructing distributed software does not provide services most suitable for sophisticated distributed applications; – Middleware services are specified informally and without precise guarantees of e- ciency, fault-tolerance, scalability, and compositionality; – Specification of distributed deployment of software systems is often left out of the development process; – Finally, there persists an organizational and cultural gap between engineering groups developing systems in a commercial enterprise, and research groups advancing the scientific state-of-the-art in academic and industrial settings. The objectives of this book are: (1) to serve as a motivation for defining future research programs in distributed computing, (2) to help identify areas where practitioners and engineers on the one hand and scientists and researchers on the other can improve the state of distributed computing through synergistic efforts, and (3) to motivate graduate students interested in entering the exciting research field of distributed computing.
1111358687
Future Directions in Distributed Computing: Research and Position Papers
Every year we witness acceleration in the availability, deployment, and use of distributed applications. However building increasingly sophisticated applications for extant and emerging networked systems continues to be challenging for several reasons: – Abstract models of computation used in distributed systems research often do not fully capture the limitations and the unpredictable nature of realistic distributed computing platforms; – Fault-tolerance and efficiency of computation are difficult to combine when the c- puting medium is subject to changes, asynchrony, and failures; – Middleware used for constructing distributed software does not provide services most suitable for sophisticated distributed applications; – Middleware services are specified informally and without precise guarantees of e- ciency, fault-tolerance, scalability, and compositionality; – Specification of distributed deployment of software systems is often left out of the development process; – Finally, there persists an organizational and cultural gap between engineering groups developing systems in a commercial enterprise, and research groups advancing the scientific state-of-the-art in academic and industrial settings. The objectives of this book are: (1) to serve as a motivation for defining future research programs in distributed computing, (2) to help identify areas where practitioners and engineers on the one hand and scientists and researchers on the other can improve the state of distributed computing through synergistic efforts, and (3) to motivate graduate students interested in entering the exciting research field of distributed computing.
54.99
In Stock
5
1
Future Directions in Distributed Computing: Research and Position Papers
226
Future Directions in Distributed Computing: Research and Position Papers
226Paperback(2003)
$54.99
54.99
In Stock
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783540009122 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publication date: | 07/29/2003 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science , #2584 |
| Edition description: | 2003 |
| Pages: | 226 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d) |
From the B&N Reads Blog