Cloud-based Software Services Delivery from the Perspective of Scalability

Al-Said Ahmad, Amro; Andras, Peter

Abstract

Measuring and testing the scalability and performance of cloud-based software services is critical for the delivery of such services, and the development of cloud computing. There are three interconnected Cloud-based software services’ performance aspects; both elasticity and efficiency are depending on the delivery of a sufficient level of scalability performance. In this work, we focused on testing and measuring the cloud-based software services scalability from a technical perspective. This paper uses technical scalability metrics that address both volume and quality scaling, inspired by earlier technical metrics of elasticity. We demonstrate the application of the metrics using a practical example and three demand scenarios and discuss the importance of these metrics. We show how our technical scalability metrics integrated into an earlier utility-oriented metric of scalability, in order to enable the scalability analysis from technical and production-driven perspectives.

Citation

Al-Said Ahmad, A., & Andras, P. (2019). Cloud-based Software Services Delivery from the Perspective of Scalability. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 36(2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445760.2019.1617864

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 8, 2019
• Online Publication Date: May 15, 2019
• Publication Date: May 15, 2019
• Journal: International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems
• Print ISSN: 1744-5760
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1-16
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445760.2019.1617864
• Keywords: measurement, performance, testing, scalability, software-as-aService (SaaS), metrics
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445760.2019.1617864