Service level agreement (SLA) is a powerful tool to formalize the negotiation and agreement between the service provider and service seeker with the scope of service quality characteristics, compensations and tariffs. The service quality description is the main part of a SLA which can be characterized by the use of suitable and feasible quality of service (QoS) parameters. Determining suitable ...

We introduce a method of expanding a multiple-words input by a short list of similar words in a manner suitable for Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Similarity for that purpose is determined based on two aspects, semantic relations and typicality. Finding words with similar typicality is particularly important for SLA tasks. The study incorporates, and shows the advantage of a recently introd...

In the service composition life cycle, the target between service requester and service provider is quite different, which will cause the Web service SLA negotiation problem. The implementation of Web service relies on the interaction between the service provider and the service requester. In this article, the game model of Web Service negotiation process is proposed and solutions of the multi-...

this case study reports a rare variation of the superior laryngeal artery (sla), which is the principal arterial supply of the larynx. the knowledge of the arterial variations is essential for the surgeons to prevent blood loss and postoperative complications. during routine dissection of an adult male cadaver, a rare arterial variation in the sla was seen. in this case, the sla passed through ...

In utility computing, customer requests varying services from software to infrastructure as and when needed. As a result, there are many mobile cloud providers provide this services on demand basis as per current market needs. To ensure compliance and security, these providers establish a contract popularly known as Service Level Agreement (SLA) which states the services and management aspects....

As the technology of internet and multimedia processing is improving, IPTV has emerged as new revenue opportunities to network service providers. Network service providers have to consider both network and multimedia processing factors to guarantee adaptable network service level of IPTV service. In the view of network service customers, it is a good way to require network service providers to ...

Due to the large variety in computing resources and, consequently, the large number of different types of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), any market for computing resources faces the potential problem of a low market liquidity. To counteract this problem, offering a set of standardized computing resources is appropriate. Each of these standardized computing resources is defined through an SLA ...

 Hybrid Resource Provisioning for Minimizing Data Center SLA Violations and Power Consumption Anshul Gandhi, Yuan Chen, Daniel Gmach, Martin Arlitt, Manish Marwah HP Laboratories HPL-2012-74R1 Data Center; Power Management; Provisioning; Performance Management This paper presents a practical and systematic approach to correctly provision server resources in data centers, such that SLA violatio...

In the present work, a hierarchical hybrid micro/nanostructured titanium surface was obtained by sandblasting with large grit and acid etching (SLA), and nanotubes of different diameters (30 nm, 50 nm, and 80 nm) were superimposed by anodization. The effect of each SLA-treated surface decorated with nanotubes (SLA + 30 nm, SLA + 50 nm, and SLA + 80 nm) on osteogenesis was studied in vitro and i...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the functional results from arthroscopic repair of SLAP lesions through the portal described by O'Brien. METHODS A retrospective evaluation was conducted on 19 shoulders in 18 patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of SLAP lesions through the O'Brien portal between November 2007 and January 2012. RESULTS Nineteen shoulders in 18 patients were evaluated: 16 male pat...