Title :
NCSU´s Virtual Computing Lab: A Cloud Computing Solution
Author :
Schaffer, Henry E. ; Averitt, Samuel F. ; Hoit, Marc I. ; Peeler, Aaron ; Sills, Eric D. ; Vouk, Mladen A.
Author_Institution :
Special IT Projects, North Carolina State Univ. (NCSU), NC, USA
fDate :
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The delivery of many diverse computing services over the Internet, with flexible provisioning, has led to much greater efficiency, substantial cost savings, and many ways to enable and empower end users. NCSU´s own experience with cloud computing, through its Virtual Computing Lab, indicates that this approach would be beneficial to a much wider audience.ays to enable and empower end users. NCSU´s own experience with cloud computing, through its Virtual Computing Lab, indicates that this approach would be beneficial to a much wider audience.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; cost accounting; educational institutions; laboratories; Internet; NCSU; Virtual Computing Lab; cloud computing solution; cost savings; diverse computing services; Application software; Blades; Cloud computing; Computer applications; Costs; Educational institutions; Internet; Licenses; Linux; Portable computers; Education; IT systems; Information technology; Networking and communications; Systems engineering;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2009.230
