Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing : Large-scale Distributed Systems and Energy Efficiency : A Holistic View

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The focus and context of the book is on energy efficiency in large-scale distributed systems. These systems consist of thousands of heterogeneous elements that communicate via heterogeneous networks and provide different memory, storage, and processing capabilities. Examples for very large-scale distributed systems are computational and data grids, data centers, clouds, core and sensor networks, and so on. The target audiences of the book are manifold: from IT and environmental researchers to operators of large-scale systems, up to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups willing to understand the global picture and the state of the art in the field. It helps in building strategies and understanding upcoming developments in the rapid field of energy efficiency to speedup transfer of technologies to industries. This book is one major outcome of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action IC0804. The COST Action instrument is a 4-year funding scheme in European research framework aimed at helping the development of networks of researchers.1 The funding goes mainly to four main objectives: (i) to organize meetings on a specific field with experts of the members’ countries and to foster closer cooperations; (ii) to help exchanges of researchers through short-term scientific missions (STSM), for a duration of 1 week to several weeks; (iii) to develop the young researchers’ skills in the field through the organization of annual training schools; and (iv) to shape and rethink the research agenda on the field. One important information at this stage is that COST Actions do not fund research directly: individual projects still rely on European and national funding agencies. The COST Action IC08042 finds its root in 2008. It was started in May 2009 and finished in May 2013. The COST Action IC0804 investigated energy efficiency in large-scale distributed systems. These systems include, among others, wired and wireless networks, high performance computing, cloud and desktop computing, and smart grids. The scientific outcome of the Action has been numerous and will be detailed in the rest of this book. At the end of the Action duration, 23 European countries, and 7 non-European institutions, were members of the Action. About 150 researchers participated on the various Action activities, coming from academy and industry (including IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Yahoo, Ericsson, and EDF and also various SMEs and startups originated during the 4 years). Twenty-four STSM have been organized, and altogether more than 76 joint publications have been released

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