Research Article
Profit Optimization in SLA-Aware Cloud Services with a Finite Capacity Queuing Model
Table 1
Cost and system parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
| | Server provisioning cost per server per unit time | | Power consumption cost per Watt per unit time | | A baseline service rate | | A given execution rate ( > ) | | An increased execution rate ( − ) | | Cost incurred by holding tasks in buffer per unit time | | Cost incurred by tasks waiting in buffer per unit time | | Cost incurred by providing per waiting buffer space per unit time |
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