scholarly journals ARMS: An Agent-Based Resource Management System for Grid Computing

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junwei Cao ◽  
Stephen A. Jarvis ◽  
Subhash Saini ◽  
Darren J. Kerbyson ◽  
Graham R. Nudd
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Grid Computing ◽  
Management System ◽  
Grid Resource ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Resource Management System ◽  
Meta Level ◽  
Local Grid ◽  
Prediction Techniques

Resource management is an important component of a grid computing infrastructure. The scalability and adaptability of such systems are two key challenges that must be addressed. In this work an agent-based resource management system, ARMS, is implemented for grid computing. ARMS utilises the performance prediction techniques of the PACE toolkit to provide quantitative data regarding the performance of complex applications running on a local grid resource. At the meta-level, a hierarchy of homogeneous agents are used to provide a scalable and adaptable abstraction of the system architecture. Each agent is able to cooperate with other agents and thereby provide service advertisement and discovery for the scheduling of applications that need to utilise grid resources. A case study with corresponding experimental results is included to demonstrate the efficiency of the resource management and scheduling system.

scholarly journals Systemic Design: Two Canadian Case Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Ryan ◽  
Mark Leung
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Management System ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Resource Management System ◽  
First Case ◽  
Systemic Design

This paper introduces two novel applications of systemic design to facilitate a comparison of alternative methodologies that integrate systems thinking and design. In the first case study, systemic design helped the Procurement Department at the University of Toronto re-envision how public policy is implemented and how value is created in the broader university purchasing ecosystem. This resulted in an estimated $1.5 million in savings in the first year, and a rise in user retention rates from 40% to 99%. In the second case study, systemic design helped the clean energy and natural resources group within the Government of Alberta to design a more efficient and effective resource management system and shift the way that natural resource departments work together. This resulted in the formation of a standing systemic design team and contributed to the creation of an integrated resource management system. A comparative analysis of the two projects identifies a shared set of core principles for systemic design as well as areas of differentiation that reveal potential for learning across methodologies. Together, these case studies demonstrate the complementarity of systems thinking and design thinking, and show how they may be integrated to guide positive change within complex sociotechnical systems.

scholarly journals VRM: a failure-aware Grid resource management system

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Olof Burchard ◽  
Hans Ulrich Heiss ◽  
Barry Linnert ◽  
Joerg Schneider ◽  
Cesar A.F. De Rose
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Grid Resource ◽  
Resource Management System ◽  
Grid Resource Management
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