CloudGenius: decision support for web server cloud migration
Proceedings of the 21st international conference on World Wide Web
Does cloud computing deliver the promised benefits for IT industry?
Proceedings of the WICSA/ECSA 2012 Companion Volume
Rapid adjustment and adoption to MIaaS clouds
Proceedings of the Industrial Track of the 13th ACM/IFIP/USENIX International Middleware Conference
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A framework to support selection of cloud providers based on security and privacy requirements
Journal of Systems and Software
Computer Standards & Interfaces
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This paper describes two tools that aim to support decision making during the migration of IT systems to the cloud. The first is a modeling tool that produces cost estimates of using public IaaS clouds. The tool enables IT architects to model their applications, data and infrastructure requirements in addition to their computational resource usage patterns. The tool can be used to compare the cost of different cloud providers, deployment options and usage scenarios. The second tool is a spreadsheet that outlines the benefits and risks of using IaaS clouds from an enterprise perspective, this tool provides a starting point for risk assessment. Two case studies were used to evaluate the tools. The tools were useful as they informed decision makers about the costs, benefits and risks of using the cloud.