On Controlling Elasticity of Cloud Applications in CELAR

Today’s complex cloud applications are composed of multiple components executed in multi-cloud environments. For such applications, the possibility to manage and control their cost, quality, and resource elasticity is of paramount importance. However, given that the cost of different services offered by cloud providers can vary a lot with their quality/performance, elasticity controllers must consider not only Georgiana Copil Vienna University of Technology, Austria Daniel Moldovan Vienna University of Technology, Austria Hung Duc Le Vienna University of Technology, Austria Hong-Linh Truong Vienna University of Technology, Austria Schahram Dustdar Vienna University of Technology, Austria Chrystalla Sofokleous University of Cyprus, Cyprus Nicholas Loulloudes University of Cyprus, Cyprus Demetris Trihinas University of Cyprus, Cyprus George Pallis University of Cyprus, Cyprus Marios D. Dikaiakos University of Cyprus, Cyprus Ioannis Giannakopoulos National University of Athens, Greece Nikolaos Papailiou National University of Athens, Greece Ioannis Konstantinou National University of Athens, Greece Craig Sheridan FLEXIANT, UK Christos K. K. Loverdos Greek Research and Technology Network, Greece Evangelos Floros Greek Research and Technology Network, Greece Kam Star Playgen, UK Wei Xing CRUK Manchester Institute, UK