Evaluating Paramount Iterations as a Performance Proxy for High Performance Computing Applications in the Cloud

EMC+: An Opportunistic Elasticity Method for Improving System Throughput and CPU Utilization in Cloud Data Centers

The new EMC+ proposal is an OS‐driven elasticity manager for container‐based environments that continuously estimates idle core cycles left by regular (inelastic) applications, and reallocates idle cores to elastic ones, even during short time intervals, and has minimal impact on the performance and QoS of colocated inelastic applications.

Workload-Aware Multi-Criteria Resource Optimization for Cloud-Native HPC: A Molecular Dynamics Case Study

Elastic Data Platform Architecture for Multi-Cloud IT Cost Optimization and Performance

In today’s dynamic business environment, organizations are increasingly relying on multi-cloud strategies to achieve flexibility, cost efficiency, and scalability. However, managing and optimizing IT costs while ensuring optimal performance across multiple cloud environments remains a complex challenge. This paper explores the concept of an Elastic Data Platform (EDP) as a solution for multi-cloud IT cost optimization and performance. By leveraging the inherent elasticity of cloud resources, this architecture provides the ability to scale data infrastructure efficiently while maintaining high performance levels. We discuss the key design principles of an EDP, including data distribution, workload optimization, auto-scaling, and cost analytics, and how these can be implemented across multiple cloud providers. Additionally, we analyze real-world use cases, benefits, and challenges associated with this architecture. This paper aims to provide insights into how businesses can optimize both costs and performance in a multi-cloud environment using an Elastic Data Platform.

Enhancing the Kubernetes Scheduler: A State-of-the-Art Review from Cloud to Edge

A comprehensive review of Kubernetes scheduling strategies published between January 2023 and January 2026 is presented and a multi-dimensional taxonomy is established that categorizes scheduling approaches based on common objectives, modification methods, optimization methodologies, targeted workloads, evaluation methods, scheduling scopes, and performance metrics.

Comprehensive Analysis of Load Balancing and Resource Provisioning Methods in Cloud Computing Environments

Cloud Computing (CC) is the cornerstone of modern information technology that provides scalable, flexible, and cost-efficient services across diverse applications. Dynamic workloads and heterogeneous infrastructure face some difficulties in effective load balancing and resource provisioning which results in resource underutilization, overload and response time increases. This paper presents a comprehensive and comparative analysis of current methods addressing these issues. It also presents active resource provisioning frameworks, namely: probabilistic load balancing models, Machine Learning (ML)-based, Deep Learning (DL)-based, workload prediction techniques, genetic algorithms, Reinforcement Learning (RL) strategies, and hybrid meta-heuristic methods. Each method is analyzed in terms of methodology, advantages, limitations, and performance metrics, therefore providing an insight of their applicability in dynamic and large-scale cloud environments. A taxonomy architecture is presented to categorize the systematic comparison and research gaps. The comparative evaluation segment demonstrates enhancement in throughput, resource utilization, and cost efficiency, while also identifying limitations such as computational overhead and scalability constraints. The survey concludes by highlighting the necessity for intelligent, adaptive, and energy-aware solutions to confirm resilient and efficient cloud infrastructures.

SPES: A Stochastic Predictive Energy-Aware Scheduling Approach for Efficient Multi-Region Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has transformed the delivery of modern applications and services by providing scalable, flexible, and cost-effective access to computing resources. One of the most critical challenges in cloud environments is the efficient distribution of dynamic workloads across heterogeneous resources, commonly addressed through load balancing and task scheduling techniques. Efficient scheduling plays a vital role in maximizing resource utilization, minimizing response time, and maintaining acceptable Quality of Service (QoS), particularly under dynamic and large-scale workloads. Despite the progress achieved by traditional heuristics such as Min-Min and metaheuristic approaches like the Improved Sparrow Search Algorithm (ISSA), challenges related to scalability, adaptability, and computational overhead remain. Metaheuristic-based approaches often involve iterative optimization processes that may limit their efficiency in real-time scheduling scenarios. In this paper, we propose a lightweight Stochastic Predictive Energy-Aware Scheduling (SPES) algorithm that integrates predictive execution estimation, multi-resource awareness, and stochastic decision-making. Unlike deterministic scheduling strategies, SPES employs a Top K candidate selection mechanism combined with probabilistic weighting and epsilon-greedy exploration to enhance adaptability and avoid suboptimal resource allocation. The proposed method considers CPU, memory, and I/O demands to achieve balanced utilization across heterogeneous hosts while implicitly addressing energy efficiency through utilization-based modeling. The proposed algorithm is implemented and evaluated using the CloudSim 5.0 simulation framework under heterogeneous multi-region cloud environments with varying workload sizes. Experimental results demonstrate that SPES consistently outperforms ISSA and achieves makespan reductions of up to 23.8% while improving scalability, resource utilization, and scheduling efficiency under dynamic cloud workloads. These results indicate that SPES provides an effective lightweight scheduling solution for large-scale and energy-aware cloud computing environments and supports green computing objectives through improved resource efficiency.